The Crescent

Native name	An Corrán (Irish)
Former name(s)	Richmond Place
Namesake	Crescent shape
Length	100 m (330 ft)
Width	Up to 35 metres (115 ft)
Location	Limerick, Ireland
Eircode	V94
Coordinates	52°39′32″N 8°37′54″W / 52.658922°N 8.631783°W / 52.658922; -8.631783
northeast end	O'Connell Street, Hartstonge Street
southwest end	Newenham Street, Barrington Street, Quinlan Street
Other
Known for	Daniel O'Connell monument, Sacred Heart Church, offices

The Crescent (Irish: An Corrán) is a street in Limerick, Ireland and is one of the highlights of Georgian Limerick. The area takes its name from the shape of the terraced buildings on both sides. The two sides combined give the street a distinctive crescent oval shape. The Crescent was originally known as Richmond Place (after Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond).^[1] A monument to Daniel O'Connell; the 19th Century Irish political leader stands at the centre of The Crescent overlooking O'Connell Street.

On the west side is the Church of the Sacred Heart, a former Jesuit church that closed in 2006. In 2012 the church was bought by a new religious order known as the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest who are currently restoring the church. Adjoining the Church of the Sacred Heart was the Crescent College run by the Jesuit Order. It is now located in Dooradoyle. The site is now occupied by Limerick Tutorial College, a fee paying private school.

Offices, educational facilities (such as English schools) and some residential lettings occupy the Georgian buildings that line The Crescent. Bus Éireann Route 304 serves The Crescent on both sides.