Limerick to celebrate its Hungarian connection

LIMERICK’S special link with Hungary, since it took in hundreds of refugees in 1956 after the Soviet invasion, will be recalled tomorrow at a reception in City Hall.

Ambassador of Hungary, Ferenc Jári will mark Limerick’s role, 55 years on, in helping those who fled the country.

Hundreds of refugees were housed at the military camp in Knockalisheen on the old Cratloe Road. Many settled in the Limerick area afterwards.