Join us for more writing workshops, literary discussions and the final of the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick competition plus after competition reveries.
DAY 2 - LIMERICKS FESTIVAL
What is the ‘Limerick’?
The Limerick is a verse form which originated in Croom, Co Limerick in the 18th century . It is a verse which must contain the following elements:
§ Five lines
§ Lines 1,2,5 must rhyme
§ Lines 3 and 4 must rhyme
§ A good Limerick will have a clever unanticipated punch line as line 5 will often have puns, word play or a witty feature as part of it.
Sample of a good Limerick:
As a beauty I’m not very pretty
There are others more handsome and witty
But my face I don’t mind it
Because I’m behind it
‘Tis the folks in the front that I pity
History of the Limerick Competition:
The Limerick Writers Centre, managed by Dominic Taylor, has been managing the ‘All Ireland Limerick Verse Championship’ since 2010. In 2013, as part of The Gathering, the competition was expanded into an international competition based in the University of Limerick. The event attracted over 600 entrants nationally and internationally and 50 finalists battled it out for the cash prize on the night.
Enter this year's competition, HERE
