Coont Thum:
A 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 is a collection of over 100 McLimericks. They’ve all been penned by regular McStorytellers contributor, the Ayrshire writer and poet Angus Shoor Caan. And, in true Scots fashion, every one of them is witty, down-to-earth and totally irreverent. In fact, we at McStorytellers were so tickled by them that we rushed to publish them. We hope you’ll be tickled by them as well.
So please delve into Coont Thum. You’ll find a McLimerick for every occasion. Download the Kindle version or order the paperback at the links below.
Amazon.co.uk (Kindle)
Amazon.co.uk (Paperback)
Amazon.com (Kindle)
Amazon.com (Paperback)
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 is a collection of over 100 McLimericks. They’ve all been penned by regular McStorytellers contributor, the Ayrshire writer and poet Angus Shoor Caan. And, in true Scots fashion, every one of them is witty, down-to-earth and totally irreverent. In fact, we at McStorytellers were so tickled by them that we rushed to publish them. We hope you’ll be tickled by them as well.
So please delve into Coont Thum. You’ll find a McLimerick for every occasion. Download the Kindle version or order the paperback at the links below.
Amazon.co.uk (Kindle)
Amazon.co.uk (Paperback)
Amazon.com (Kindle)
Amazon.com (Paperback)