Everyone laughs at limericks. They are an unusual form of Poetry or poetry consisting of 5 rhyming lines. The term for this type of Poetry or rhyme originates in Ireland and its name is taken from the Irish County of Limerick in Ireland. This example is great fun and will amuse all ages. Have fun browsing our section of rhymes on this subject. Eliza she never was nifty, She was kindly and gentle and thrifty; She gave poor people pies, And she never made eyes But then she was seven and fifty! Click below for the Index or to begin reading the Limericks! | 
