or "There was a (someone) who (something) ..." One of the most famous opening lines is: "There once was a man from Nantucket ...

The man who lost his life off the coast of Co Galway has been named as legendary folk musician Johhny Duhan, originally from ...

but there’s no evidence to suggest limerick poetry comes from Limerick. The most famous poet to write limericks was Edward Lear in the 19th century. He wrote lots of funny limericks in a ...

A famous Australian traveller says he is 'in shock' after visiting Dublin, describing it as 'yuck' - but he has fallen in ...