County Limerick County Limerick County Limerick () is a county in Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster, and is also part of the Mid-West Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county. The county's population at the 2016 census was 194,899 of whom 94,192 lived in Limerick City, the county capital. Limerick borders four other counties: Kerry to the west, Clare to the north, Tipperary to the east and Cork to the south. It is the fifth largest of Munster's six counties in size, and the
Mallow, County Cork via Limerick Junction to Limerick, Ennis, Athenry and Galway as well as Carrick-on-Suir and Waterford. The nearest airports are Cork Airport (42.5 km), Kerry Airport (70 km) and Shannon Airport (84 km). Kerry Airport is accessible by train from Farranfore railway station, whilst Shannon Airport requires a train via Limerick Junction to Limerick railway station for a connecting bus. Bus Éireann also offer a direct bus to Shannon Airport. There is also a flying club at nearby Rathcoole. There is also a Helicopter Charter Company in nearby Dromahane. Mallow Racecourse, now known as Cork Racecourse, became an emergency airfield on