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125 years of history celebrated with Athlunkard Boat Club exhibition

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125 years of history celebrated with Athlunkard Boat Club exhibition

Athlunkard Boat Club photography exhibition highlights the history and story of the Boat Club’s 125 years

125 years of history celebrated with Athlunkard Boat Club exhibition
Athlunkard Boat Club – Women’s Elite Pair Maxine Murphy (Bow) and Claire Murphy (Stroke) Women’s Elite Pairs Winners at the Home Internationals in Nottingham, UK in 1985 and in Wales in 1987

Athlunkard Boat Club invites the public to a special photography exhibition highlighting the history and story of the Boat Club.

This special event will showcase more than 125 years of the Club’s history and heritage, and above all, the many Limerick people linked to Athlunkard Boat Club across the years.

This photography exhibition will feature over 60 photos, carefully collected and archived over a long period of time, including those donated from the community around the Club and from family members of past Rowers.


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Athlunkard Boat Club is one of the oldest and most decorated Rowing Clubs in Limerick and the range of photos tell the story of the many people linked to the Club, spanning from 1899 to the present day, representing over a century of Local and Club history.

The planning for this project has taken place over a number of years and has been facilitated by support from The Heritage Council of Ireland and Limerick Civic Trust, for which the Club Committee is very grateful.

125 years of history celebrated with Athlunkard Boat Club exhibition
Athlunkard Boat Club IARU (Irish Amateur Rowing Union) Senior Eight Champions of Ireland 1913

The public are warmly invited to join current Rowers and Club Members from Athlunkard Boat Club, who range from age 11 years to 70+ for this special free exhibition.

The organisers said, “Please join us in the Coach House Exhibition Space at the People’s Museum of Limerick on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for this special event, and refreshments will be served.

“The exhibition space is accessible for members of the public with mobility limitations, including those requiring wheelchair access. The Club can be contacted if members of the public have any access queries.”

The special exhibition will run from its opening night on December 2 and continues for three days on Wednesday, December 3, Thursday December 4, and Friday, December 5, 2025 and will be open each day from 10:00 to 16:00.

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