King John's Castle

I wouldn’t really recommend King John’s Castle. Maybe its much nicer in better weather, but I was just miserable there. It was rainy and cold and the only part I found mildly interesting was the blacksmith who made me a coin. As castles go, its not particularly exciting and Blarney was much MUCH more fun.

tourist trap- you pay to walk through a pseudo museum with mannequins and then walk out into a center courtyard where you can climb about two stories and look out onto the river. There are few if any artifacts and the castle is not nearly as well preserved as others in Ireland. Theres a lot of information to be had on William of Orange and Louis XIV’s involvement in Limerick if thats your topic of interest.