Limerick’s oldest street Nicholas Street has long been associated with intrigue, fascinating characters and buildings with a rich history and folklore. As part of Culture Night 2024, these engaging tales were told and performed for ‘The Storytelling Street’, an immersive event which sought to bring together young and old from near and far.

“Uncover a land of vice, greed, devious deeds, saintly folk, and villains as stories galore are revealed of the feisty and ferocious characters that lived along the street long ago. Hear local people telling local Limerick stories and old stories brought to life with re-enactments and mini plays. Characters and shadowy figures will pop up at key buildings like King John’s Castle, the Widows Alms’ Houses, Treaty City Brewery or The Cauldron, previously a grocer/public house. At each building, characters will recount their hair-raising stories and yarns of antics along the street as people follow the Bean an Tí along this fascinating trail from King John’s Castle to the Fireplace site.”