Today is Limerick Day, and what better place to celebrate this unofficial holiday than in Limerick, Ireland. The connection between the historic city and the humorous, five-line verse is unclear. Several theories have been purported, none of them definitive. But the city of Limerick has embraced its namesake poetry style and in recent years the Limerick Writers" Centre has hosted an annual competition called Bring Your Limericks to Limerick.
A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
Today in History
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Native American Heritage Month
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I see one!
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Midwinter freeze
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In celebration of cats
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2026 Winter Olympics
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National Park Service anniversary
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The largest American bison around
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From pirate port to nature preserve
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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A theatrical dream
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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Landscape Architecture Month
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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International Day of the Tropics
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