It is commonly believed that the limerick originated in the Irish town of Limerick. But this has never been proven.
This addictive little verse has been around for some time. It has enjoyed periods of fashionable excitement when everyone wanted to compose them.
The author of "How to Write Lyrical Limericks & Poems That Pay" has a novel theory about their origins.
In "Legman & Limericks" he explains his thinking, and gives many examples.
Legman & Limericks: The True Origin of Limericks?
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