St Mary’s is a living church, in the heart of Limerick City, where worship is offered to almighty God daily, as it has been for over 850 years. It is the oldest cathedral on the Wild Atlantic Way and in Limerick. It stands at the heart of the medieval city; originally the Royal Palace for the Kings of Thomond, it was gifted to the Church in 1168. St Mary’s is an extraordinarily complex building representing developments from the mid-twelfth century to the later twentieth century – a treasure of Irish religious art. The Cathedral stands majestically over the City of Limerick on the banks of the River Shannon, and is a place where pilgrim and stranger may enter to seek God’s grace and peace in a broken and fragile world … a symbol of faith, hope and love to the City of Limerick.