Founder
The founder of the Limerick Athenaeum was William Lane Joynt who achieved the unique distinction of being elected Mayor of Limerick in 1862 and Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1867. In 1869 he was appointed the Crown and Treasury Solicitor for Ireland. Lane Joynt apprenticed as a solicitor to Matthew Barrington of the leading law firm Barrington & Co. The Barrington family lived at Glenstal Castle and built Barrington's Hospital for the citizens of Limerick. In 1853, Lane Joynt, as President of the Limerick Literary & Scientific Society, proposed the establishment of a Limerick Athenaeum in a letter written to the society's committee. The letter was entitled Suggestions For The Establishment Of A Limerick Athenaeum, and its embodying suggestions were adopted unanimously. He died in 1895 and is buried in the grounds of the churchyard at St. John's Square, Limerick.
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