St. Michael’s, Pery Square

6 Barrington St, LimerickGoogle Maps

St. Michael’s Church, built in the mid 19th century by the Pain Brothers, is one of two churches in Limerick known as ‘the sinking church’ – the other being the Presbyterian Church on Henry Street.
The reason it is thought to have sunk slightly over the years is because it was not built on bedrock.
This site was one of 23 venues for the 31st edition of EVA in 2007, curated by Klaus Ottmann (b. 1964, Germany).
St. Michael’s Church was one of numerous sites for a project by Miriam Lohan (b. 1975, Ireland) titled Ringing Limerick. On 7 May 2007, between 11:15am and 11:45am, the artist organised 13 churches around Limerick city to ring their bells simultaneously.
This performance was recorded and available to listen to after the event.