Editing Limerick (section)

===20th-century history===
[[File:Limerick arms.jpg|thumb|City arms on a [[manhole cover]]]]
The [[Limerick boycott]] was an economic boycott waged against the small Jewish community for over two years in the first decade of the 20th century. It was accompanied by a number of assaults, stone-throwing and intimidation, which caused many Jews to leave the city. It was instigated in 1904 by a Redemptorist priest, Father [[John Creagh]].

During the [[Irish War of Independence]], the [[Limerick Soviet]] was a self-declared soviet that existed from 15 to 27 April 1919. A general strike was organised by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the [[British Army]]'s declaration of a "Special Military Area" under the Defence of the Realm Act, which covered most of Limerick city and a part of the county. During the strike a special strike committee was set up to print their own money, control [[food prices]] and publish newspapers.

By the mid-20th century, Limerick was characterised by economic stagnation and decline as many traditional industries closed or left the city. However, there were some success stories. In 1942 [[Shannon Airport]] (located in County Clare, 20&nbsp;km west of the city) opened for the first time offering transatlantic flights. In 1959, Shannon Airport enabled the opening of the [[Shannon Free Zone]] which attracted a large number of multinational companies to the region. A long campaign for a third-level educational institute to be located in the city finally bore fruit with the establishment of [[National Institute for Higher Education|NIHE Limerick]] in 1969 which eventually became the [[University of Limerick]] in 1989.