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limerick

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1. limerick - Noun

2. Limerick - Proper noun

Meaning

a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

port city in southwestern Ireland

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Pat Fox out to the forty(yard line) and grabs the sliothar(ball), I bought a dog from his father last week. Fox turns and sprints for goal, the dog ran a great race last Tuesday in Limerick. Fox to the 21 fires a shot, it goes to the left and wide......and the dog lost as well. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago. Éamon de Valera

Limerick was, Dublin is, and Cork shall be the finest city of the three. Irish Proverb

20th-century history The Limerick boycott was an economic boycott waged against the small Jewish community for over two years in the first decade of the twentieth century. Source: Internet

A native of Limerick, Ms Leahy joined the Shannon Group in November 2014 as Head of Legal and is also responsible for the Group’s procurement function and she retains these functions. Source: Internet

A general strike was organised by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the British Army 's declaration of a "Special Military Area" under the Defence of the Realm Act, which covered most of Limerick city and a part of the county. Source: Internet

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