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Why has Limerick’s “bird shit district” become a tourist attraction?

We have had a huge amount of tourists visiting Ireland over the course of this summer, and genera...

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14.09 1 Sep 2025


Why has Limerick’s “bird shit district” become a tourist attraction?


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14.09 1 Sep 2025


We have had a huge amount of tourists visiting Ireland over the course of this summer, and generally they tend to frequent a lot of the same spots: the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, the Guinness Storehouse, etc.

However, a new (and slightly odd) tourism attraction has recently emerged in Limerick city, thanks to Blindboy Boatclub.

Fans of the author and podcaster have started flocking to Limerick’s “bird shit district”.

So, what is it? Blindboy Boatclub joins Seán to discuss.


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