Munster - county hokum

  daft colleen from precipitous Clare
  bold like the Burren, grey bedrock stare
  turloughs flowing, born and bred
  banner county, father Ted
  Cliffs of Moher she jumped for a dare

  floaty accent, wayward man of Cork
  culinary city, knife and fork
  horizon dreams he was fed
  Cobh harbour past Mizen head
  around Kinsale then off to New York

  bad tempered Kerryman lost his ring
  by the Killarney lakes he did fling
  butt of jokes, very cruel
  Dingle berries, Carrantouhill
  his MacGillycuddys reek and sing

  Limerick poetess made you think
  five lines she wrote then, ran out of ink
  first, second and fifth must rhyme
  shorter third and fourth are fine
  but must keep their rhythm all in 'sync'

  Tipperary jockey rode with pace
  sure she won the Grand National race
  cheered from lough Derg to Cashel
  from Nenagh down to Clonmel
  loud bells were rung for her steeplechase

  Waterford witch, many followers
  her crystal glass, many swallowers
  toast to the oldest city
  viking girl, very pretty
  velvet voice. plenty polymers
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