placenamesKing's Island
Oileán an Rí
The northern townland forms part of a wider island landscape shaped by tidal rivers and flood defences.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Oileán an Rí · Irish · main form · validated name
- King's Island · English · main form
Place & story
The riverside banks
The King’s Island flood-relief project includes the earth embankments along the island’s northern, eastern and western sides. Both the Shannon and Abbey River are tidal here. These banks belong to a wider system that also includes quay walls around the more urban southern part of the island. [2]
From flooding to new works
Limerick City and County Council records severe flooding in spring 2014, when water overtopped defences and passed through breaches. A later scheme combined new earth embankments and walls with repairs to quay walls and drainage works. The council dates the start of construction to October 2024. This is the chronology of the island-wide scheme, including the northern banks. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Limerick City
- Civil parish
- Saint Munchin's
- Coordinates
- 52.67394, -8.62564
- Mapped area
- 0.52 km²
- Logainm ID
- 30465 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — King's Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- King’s Island Flood Relief Scheme: Project Information · King’s Island Flood Relief Scheme
- King’s Island Flood Relief Scheme: construction history · Limerick City and County Council
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.