Sports Clubs
The Athenaeum provided meeting-rooms where people got together to form a variety of sporting clubs. The Athenaeum Archives have the Reports of AGMs of many of these clubs which, taken with the accounts of the fund-raising social events and concerts, provide a fascinating insight into sporting life in the city in the 19th century. Some of the notable clubs that can trace their foundations back to the Athenaeum are:
- Limerick Boat Club - founded in 1870.
- Garryowen Football Club - founded in 1884.
- Limerick Golf Club - founded in 1891.
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