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montycrusto
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I live in hope that the element “Limericium” may one day be discovered and added to the Periodic Table.I heard that while visiting the city of Limerick
Named after Matthew Potter, curator of the Limerick Museum and author of The Curious Story of the Limerick.
As the title suggests, the historian gets to the bottom of Limerick's history in his book. His goal is to create public awareness of the connection between Limerick itself and the famous poetic form. Limerick is said to be one of the few places that gave its name to a literary form.
And this is his theory: Limerick got its name from the so-called "Maigue Poets" Sean Ò Tuama and Aindrias MacCraith from Croom in County Limerick. The two lived and wrote poetry in the 18th century and used this special form of poetry very intensively and extensively in their works. In Irish, mind you. And while they didn't use the term "Limerick" themselves, it came from their poetry.
But the author Potter makes no claim to the absolute truth of his theory. Rather, he states: Our research into the origin of the name continues and we are hopeful that one day we will find the answer too.
This substance, of Irish origin,
Can be found after endless foragin’.
You can hammer it flat
For a tinfoil hat,
Or a wobbly bowl to put porridge in.