Everyone laughs at limericks. They are an unusual form of poem or poetry consisting of 5 rhyming lines. The term for this type of poem 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. A young girl whose last name was Mack, Went to church in a new sealskin sack; In donating her mite She squeezed it so tight That her kid glove cracked right 'cross the back. Click below for the Index or to begin reading the Limericks! | 
