Vikings settled in the region in the 10th century and used the river to raid the rich monasteries deep inland. In 937 the Limerick Vikings clashed with those of Dublin on Lough Ree and were defeated.
Vikings settled in the region in the 10th century and used the river to raid the rich monasteries deep inland In 937 the Limerick Vikings clashed with those of Dublin on Lough Ree and were defeated.