Limerick's history stretches back over thousands of years. It is famed for pigs and poetry, but so far only the surface of its past has been revealed. The A-Z of Curious County Limerick looks at the forgotten tales, such as the story of the deer that ran amok through the streets of Limerick City and the man who was sentenced to work in a bog. Many of these stories of the area were well known and talked about at the time but did not get passed down to recent generations. Each letter of the alphabet leads to another weird or wonderful tale, from animals and their amazing antics, to Zepp the travelling chip salesman.

Limerick, Ireland’s third most populous city, has a rich and vibrant history stretching back to its foundation by the Vikings. The last two centuries have brought great changes which are uniquely captured in this collection of archive images. Historian Sharon Slater explores the development of the city, showing how it has changed and grown over the years, recalling shops and industries, streets and buildings, societies and clubs and a lost way of life.