词条 | St. Mary's Park (Limerick) |
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St. Mary's Park is a housing estate in Limerick, Ireland. The estate is located on the northern end of King's Island in an area known locally as the Island Field. The area is located to the north of the historic and ancient city of Limerick which is located in Englishtown located on the southern half of King's Island. The Island Field area was originally accessed from the walled Englishtown in medieval times via a gate in the wall called Island Gate.[1] The estate was completed on 19 August 1935 and is one of the oldest corporation estates in Limerick.[2] The first residents moved from slums in the Lady's lane, Parnell Street & Palmerstown areas of the city.[3] St Mary's Park currently consists of:
St. Mary's Park is one of the more impoverished areas in Limerick city that has suffered from anti-social behavior and high crime rates including gun and knife violence. Along with Moyross, Southill, and Ballinacurra weston, St. Mary's Park will be the focus of a regeneration process with the goal of making the area a safer and more prosperous place for its residents.[4] References1. ^http://www.limerickregeneration.org/stmaryshistory.html {{coord missing|County Limerick}}2. ^http://www.limerickregeneration.org/stmaryshistory.html 3. ^http://www.limerickregeneration.org/stmaryshistory.html 4. ^St Mary's Park Regeneration, Limerick City Council {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017001024/http://www.limerick.ie/Housing/StMarysParkRegeneration/ |date=17 October 2008 }} The estate was built in the early 1930s and, at the time, was seen as a very desirable place to live. The estate is locally known as The Island Field and is built on King's Island. The island is connected to the mainland by Thomond Bridge and Baal's Bridge. {{Ireland-struct-stub}} 1 : Buildings and structures in Limerick (city) |
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