Limerick Boat Club
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| Location | Wellesley Pier, Sarsfield Bridge, Limerick, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 52°23′43″N 8°22′29″W / 52.395336°N 8.374854°W |
| Home water | River Shannon |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Colours | Black & White |
| Affiliations | Rowing Ireland |
Limerick Boat Club is a rowing club located in Limerick, Ireland.[1] It is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Limerick and is affiliated to Rowing Ireland.[2] The club colours are black & white
At a meeting in the Limerick Athenaeum, on 3 February 1870, it was resolved to establish "The Limerick Boat Club".[3] The club was swiftly established and the first annual report stated that the club had a handsome boat-house and a fleet of 10 boats. The club also established Limerick Regatta in the same year.[4] Over the next twenty years "Boat Club" were one of the dominant crews in Irish rowing.[5]
National achievements
In 1927 the club annexed the Senior Eight Championship of Ireland at Cork regatta when they defeated neighbours Athlunkard by 1/2 length.[6] The crew was: J.F.Ewart (bow), J.F.Stearn, W.W.Stokes, J.M.Harkness, K.T.Rea, M.W.McGuire, W.F.Treacy, T.E.O'Donnell, W.L.O'Donnell (cox).