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The Man from Nantucket Limerick: From Innocent Poetry to Vulgar Joke
Do you know the Man from Nantucket? You will, after reading this article!
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Visiting Limerick
What to do on a trip to Limerick City.
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St. Patrick's Day Poetry Lesson
Limerick activity to teach students how to create a funny limerick to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
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Good, Clean Limericks for Kids
Limericks are always a lot of fun for kids because 1)they're usually funny and 2) they have a catchy rhythm. There are serveral places on the web to find fun limericks for kids...
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Middle School Limerick Poem Lesson
Students enjoy the silly limericks. Writing, reading and reciting limerick poetry is a fun Saint Patrick's Day activity or a humorous activity for any day.
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DEAD JOHNS Part Two
Since Saint Patrick's Day fell this week, I thought it would be appropriate if my tribute to John Belushi took the form of a limerick. Don't worry, it's clean!
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Create Valentines Songs with Catchy Limericks
Writing Valentines cards can be a fun activity as the students get ready for the friendship of the day. This activity will boost student literacy as they hone IT skills.
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Hilton's Ireland Expansion
Hilton will be opening two new hotels in Ireland. The Limerick Hilton and the Hilton Dublin Kilmainham are due to open in early 2007.
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Three Fun Poetic Forms
Poetry can be enjoyable to write. These fun forms are suitable for public occasions, greeting cards or commemorative epitaphs.
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Interview with Lanny Poffo (Part 1 of 3)
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo a.k.a. "The Genius" recounts his introduction to writing children's poetry and his passion to deliver a clean living message.
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Interview with Leaping Lanny Poffo
"Leaping" Lanny Poffo had a calling and answered it by honing his craft. From there, he branched off into numerous areas.
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How to Make Vacation Poetry Scrapbooks
Use vacation pictures and original poems to create a family scrapbook!
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Christmas for Kids on the Web
So many sites...so little time. Want to go right to the best Christmas sites for kids? Then you've come to the right place
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Scaring up Some Halloween Fun!
It's not trick - these Halloween story, game and poetry sites for kids are a real treat!
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Street Games and Play Parties
Spring is when the children start getting a little restless in their anticipation for the upcoming summer break. These street games and play parties will be constructive play time and they can be conducted outside, where most of us want to be anyway at this time of year.
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Vegan Dining in Ireland
A quick look at some of the finest vegan options available in a few of the most popular cities in Ireland.
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O'Briens, Descendants of the High King
The story of Brian Ború, High King of Ireland who is credited for ending the Viking threat once and for all at the Battle of Clontarf
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May Romance Guide
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Poetry for Children
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A Travel Guide for Ireland
From the Guinness Factory and Waterford Crystal Factory to the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland has much to offer sight-seers.
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Alliteration as an Aid in Poetry
Speed up your maturity as a poet by understanding practiced methods of using allitteration.
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The Poetry of Coronation Street
The Suite101.com <i>Coronation Street</i> Poetry Contest kicks off. Find out more and be inspired by some wonderful <i>Corrie</i> verse.
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Rhyming Poem Lesson
Most students have been writing basic rhyme poems since early elementary school; this lesson allows them to explore rhyme more in-depth by reading and writing poetry.
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HORROR FILMS - Through the Looking Glass - Part 2- THE KINGDOM
The wrap up of the Two Part series on modern Horror films. The film of the week is THE KINGDOM, which is a whole lot of fun, even though it's in Danish.
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Cork Ireland GenWeb Page
An overview of the County Cork GenWeb site.
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What Ireland has Given the Mountains...
Ireland's contribution to Appalachia's population is mostly Orange.
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Writing Strong Business Slogans
A powerful slogan, witty memory hook, or captivating tagline on a business card or in conversation can make your business memorable and marketable in just a few seconds.
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Greyhound, Greyhounds, and More Greyhounds!
Personal Home Pages of Greyhound Lovers!
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Poetry for Kids!
The best way to get kids to read and love poetry is to show them how fun it is to write their own poems.
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Primary Valuation of Ireland: Griffith's Valuation
Information contained in this valuable census and where to find it free on the net.
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What's in a Name? Taxonomy
Plant names can be frustrating, especially the scientific names (botanical epithets or binomials) and especially when those change once you've finally gotten them to stick in your brain. Why are they important? Where did they come from? And, why do they change all the time? Join me on a journey of discovery.
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An Apparition of the Living
Mrs. Wilmot experienced an out of body experience and was seen by her husband and his cabin mate on a ship in stormy seas in 1863.
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April is National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, a time to introduce a variety of poems to the classroom. Poetry is a great tool to enhance language skills for all students.
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Arthur Henry Reginald Buller
The mycologist Reginald Buller was born in England but spent his academic career in Canada. Noted for research in fungi, he was also known for his poems and limericks.
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Free Verse Poem Lesson
Students learn how to create poetry without strict rules. By writing and illustrating a free verse poem, students will create their own original poetry.
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Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen
At a time when all she knew was being obliterated in the path of a huge English push for power in her land, O'Malley knew only one response - face like with like.
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Hyperbole Lesson
Students will learn the poetic technique of hyperbole through classic poems. Later, they will add humor to their own original poetry with examples of hyperbole.
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Lanny Poffo Interview
Lanny the Non-Smoking Dad keeps busy with his anti-smoking campaign, but has also written poetry for other causes, including the Special Olympics.
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Mary Kelly:Fifth Victim of Jack the Ripper
In the most horrific murder of the autumn of terror, Mary Kelly became the fifth victim of Jack the Ripper. Who was she? Readers may find article distressing.
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Middle School Love Poem Lesson
Love poems and nothing but love poems is a fun way to bring poetry into the classroom. Students can learn shape poetry, syllable count poetry, and rhyme poetry.
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket Massachusetts: There once was a man...nevermind
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Poets and Anthologies for Children
Poetry is an important genre to introduce to young children. It increases their intelligence, responds to their innate sense of rhythm and solidifies parental bonds.
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Syllable Count Poems Lesson
Students learn about rhythm and counting syllables from poetry books. By writing and illustrating a poem, students express individuality and learn poetry techniques.
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The Origin of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
For many long years, Santa Claus was associated with eight reindeer. Then, in 1939, Robert L. May added a ninth and a new Christmas tradition was born.
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Valentine’s Day Date Ideas
Forget candy and flowers; spend the day doing something fun and creative.
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19th century Lace for the Common Man
The 19th century brought many changes to the lace industry not the least of which was the beginning og the machine age.
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Alan Parker
British film director
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Burke's Irish Family Records
Burke's Irish Family Records a valuable list of Irish family pedigrees.
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Irish Music : On the Net!
During the month of March, I generally try to cover subjects in my class on Railroad Songs, Irish Folk songs and then dance a gig or two. However, since I left all my resource materials at school and I wanted to get my article done before the deadline, a great idea popped into my head, (desperation does that to me) and VOILA! This week's article is Irish Music on the Internet!
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National Library of Ireland
Overview of records housed in the National Library of Ireland
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