Limerick is a county town in Ireland, its history dates back to the distant 5th century. This city is the third largest city in the country with 70 thousand inhabitants. It is understandable that in such a large (in terms of the size of Ireland) and a prosperous city should be its higher education institution. As early as 1845, the Mayor of Limerick planned to open a university here, or at least a college. However, in those years the royal colleges were opened by order of the authorities in other cities of Ireland.
