Coont Thum Eight: Anurr hunner an' oad McLimericks

by Angus Shoor Caan

The limerick is thought to take its name from the City of Limerick in Eire. It became popular in the mid-nineteenth century after the London-born poet Edward Lear published his Book of Nonsense. So it's a type of poem named after an Irish city and it was first popularised by an Englishman. But what do you call a limerick that's been written by a Scotsman? Why, a McLIMERICK, of course COONT THUM EIGHT is a collection of over 100 McLimericks. They've...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532972598
• ISBN13: 9781532972591
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"