Limericks (5-line comic verse)

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1. How form of jingle got its name : word ‘Limerick’ as applied to verse, by Robert Herbert,  Limerick Leader 27/11/1943, p6 lmks01 (361 Kb)

2. Note on Limericks, The New York Times 26/7/1944, p18 lmks02 (103 Kb)

3. The form of verse known as ‘the Limerick’, letter,  Limerick Leader 20/7/1955, p1 lmks03 (363 Kb)

4. There was a young man from… the origin of ‘Limericks’ by Robert Herbert,  Limerick Leader 27/5/1955, p1 lmks04 (381 Kb)

5. In Limerick city no guide to limericks by Séamus Ó Cinnéide,  Limerick Leader 2/8/1975, p3 lmks05 (158 Kb)

6. The limerick finds its way home,  Limerick Leader 28/6/2006, p3 lmks06 (991 Kb)

7. An Irishman’s Diary, Irish Times 17/9/2007, p15 lmks07 (2,812 Kb)

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