Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Ireland on the Shannon River estuary. It was an important Norse settlement in the 9th and 10th centuries and was taken by the English in the late 12th century.
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- proper noun A county in the
Republic of Ireland . - proper noun A town in the county of Limerick
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Examples
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Now let's romanticize it and equate to a modern limerick; let's make it vulgar and call it Limerick 2.0.
doggdot.us 2008
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Now let's romanticize it and equate to a modern limerick; let's make it vulgar and call it Limerick 2.0.
doggdot.us 2008
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- I paid a visit to the Enterprise Acceleration Centre in Limerick yesterday where I got a sneak peek at some of the work being done byYourPinPoints, Edware, CoClarity and Mobanode.
Bytes 'n Pieces 2009
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Bizcamp Limerick is also in the planning stages and takes place at UL on March 21st.
February 2009 2009
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- I paid a visit to the Enterprise Acceleration Centre in Limerick yesterday where I got a sneak peek at some of the work being done byYourPinPoints, Edware, CoClarity and Mobanode.
July 2009 2009
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Apparitions in Limerick, cannibals in Galway: just what is happening in the West?
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Bizcamp Limerick is also in the planning stages and takes place at UL on March 21st.
Bizcamp Dublin and Limerick in March - great FREE business networking events 2009
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Here's one in Limerick (though I suspect originally from France)
The Dodecahedra nwhyte 2008
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Limerick is a long way from Dublin, and funding restrictions meant I made the mistake of flying Ryanair, which I won't do again if I can help it.
Yet another crap social network nwhyte 2008
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-- Blogger Coffee in Limerick went off very well and I'm definitely not missing the next one.
TechLudd's no dud, hotspots are hot, Cork is streaming, Limerick's a lady 2008
bilby commented on the word Limerick
Wot, no limericks?
June 8, 2018
bilby commented on the word Limerick
Currently here, hard not to think of qms.
August 8, 2019
bilby commented on the word Limerick
well thank luck more than meticulous plannin'
but as tribute to qms' canon
here I am in Limerick
badly apeing your 5-line-trick
and there'll be tears for you in the Shannon
August 8, 2019