Limerick
Seen to fall in 1813 in Ireland · 50 kg recovered · H5
Limerick is the heaviest of the four falls recorded in Ireland. It recovered the most mass of the 24 falls dated to the 1810s.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 52.567° N, 8.783° W
The map is centred on Limerick. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Limerick is Mooresfort, 33 km to the south-east. Within 250 km lie four other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mooresfort | 1810 | H5 | 3.5 kg | 33 km south-east |
| 2 | Dundrum | 1865 | H5 | 2.3 kg | 51 km east |
| 3 | Leighlinbridge | 1999 | L6 | 271 g | 123 km east |
| 4 | Killeter | 1844 | H6 | 140 g | 245 km north |
| 5 | Bovedy | 1969 | L3 | 5.5 kg | 275 km north-east |
| 6 | Crumlin | 1902 | L5 | 4.3 kg | 284 km north-east |
What H5 means
H5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Limerick ranks 15th of the 159 H5 falls. The nearest other H5 fall is Mooresfort in Ireland, 33 km away. In date order among H5 falls, the one before Limerick is Borodino (1812, Russia) and the one after is Agen (1814, France).
Limerick in Ireland’s record
In date order Limerick is number 2 of the 4 falls recorded in Ireland, which run from 1810 to 1999. The fall recorded before Limerick in Ireland is Mooresfort (1810); the next is Dundrum (1865).