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Limerick’s Treaty Stone not being sold.

By admin on 2010-01-21 09:25:47

It is not April 1st but that doesn’t stop some people publishing what can only be called mischievous gossip on Facebook. This one concerns the sale of the Limerick’s Treaty Stone to an unnamed casino in Atlantic City. The Treaty Stone gets its name from the fact that it was supposedly used for the signing of the Treaty of Limerick on October 3rd 1691 which ended the war between supporters of William of Orange and the Jacobites. The stone which is limestone stands on a plinth in Limerick City which is sometimes known as the Treaty City.

The Facebook site suggested that the stone was to be sold to improve the City finances and provided contact details of the Mayors office. Despite categorical denials from City Manager Tom Mackey it has created quite a few reactions from members of the public including one who wrote “if this is all the Council can come up with to raise money it’s time for them to go” while others had no problem with the sale and even suggested that the Blarney Stone could go as well. Sinn Fein Councillor Maurice Quinlivan said he enjoyed a joke as much as the next man but was equally adamant that the stone is not being sold to a casino or anybody else and called the story fictitious.