This competition is now closed. Winners will be announced shortly.
Poor St. Patrick. He expelled snakes and reintroduced Christianity to Western Europe, and his yearly festival has become a byword for drunkenness, frivolity and foolishness. Still, I suppose it could be worse. Look what happened to Christmas. And at least he gets more attention than St. David. To help you toast the name of Ireland's patron saint, and to celebrate all things Irish, Daily Info is running a limerick competition.
If you'd like to know more about what to do in Oxford on St. Patrick's Day, have a look at our guide to who, where, and what to do on the big night.
Prizes:
1. The Prince of Wales pub, Iffley is offering a voucher for £30 worth of food and drinks. This does not have to be used on St. Patrick's day itself. However, they are holding an Irish feast on St. Patrick's day, with a selection of traditional dishes from the Emerald Isle. Why not use your prize meal to sample delights such as Irish stew, boxty, drisheen and soda bread?
There are also three runner-up prizes:
2. The Oxford Irish Society and Eire Og are offering two free tickets (value £20) to their joint Irish Dance night on the evening of St. Patrick's Day.
and
3. & 4. The Prince of Wales pub, Iffley, is also offering two vouchers, each for £10 worth of drinks on the night of the 18th March, when the Prince of Wales will be holding an Irish music night.
Rules:
A limerick is five lines of text, using an AABBA rhyme structure. You already knew that, though.
The limerick can have any topic you like, but do try not to be obscene (something about this verse form seems to make that quite difficult). Rude limericks within these strictures may be permitted, depending on the quality of the verse. Although any theme is allowed, limericks dealing with Oxford, Ireland, the Prince of Wales pub or Daily Information may be looked upon favourably (it depends what you say, of course).
Only original submissions will be considered. If you can use Google to find a limerick, be assured we can too.
The competition will close at midday on Tuesday, 16th of March. The best limericks will be selected, their prizes allotted according to the result of heated arguments in the office over their various merits, and winners informed later that day.
Here are a few efforts from Daily Info staff to inspire you:
The city of spires that dreams
Is teeming with strawberries and cream
While out in a punt
I've got one down my front
I can't tell you the rest- it's obscene.
-Forkface
There once was a lass from St. Hugh's
Who always ran off with my shoes
When I called her a frog
She lobbed me my clog
And together we filled it with booze.
-Helvetia
There was a young scholar at Oxford
Whose bedframe was made out of boxwood
When alone with a chick
He'd carve it a nick
Having done as any old fox would.
-Jamie
Happy rhyming! Just submit your limerick by email, or via the "Review" box to the right!
Want to know more about St. Patrick's Day? Have a look at our Feature Page.
Poor St. Patrick. He expelled snakes and reintroduced Christianity to Western Europe, and his yearly festival has become a byword for drunkenness, frivolity and foolishness. Still, I suppose it could be worse. Look what happened to Christmas. And at least he gets more attention than St. David. To help you toast the name of Ireland's patron saint, and to celebrate all things Irish, Daily Info is running a limerick competition.
If you'd like to know more about what to do in Oxford on St. Patrick's Day, have a look at our guide to who, where, and what to do on the big night.
Prizes:
1. The Prince of Wales pub, Iffley is offering a voucher for £30 worth of food and drinks. This does not have to be used on St. Patrick's day itself. However, they are holding an Irish feast on St. Patrick's day, with a selection of traditional dishes from the Emerald Isle. Why not use your prize meal to sample delights such as Irish stew, boxty, drisheen and soda bread?
There are also three runner-up prizes:
2. The Oxford Irish Society and Eire Og are offering two free tickets (value £20) to their joint Irish Dance night on the evening of St. Patrick's Day.
and
3. & 4. The Prince of Wales pub, Iffley, is also offering two vouchers, each for £10 worth of drinks on the night of the 18th March, when the Prince of Wales will be holding an Irish music night.
Rules:
A limerick is five lines of text, using an AABBA rhyme structure. You already knew that, though.
The limerick can have any topic you like, but do try not to be obscene (something about this verse form seems to make that quite difficult). Rude limericks within these strictures may be permitted, depending on the quality of the verse. Although any theme is allowed, limericks dealing with Oxford, Ireland, the Prince of Wales pub or Daily Information may be looked upon favourably (it depends what you say, of course).
Only original submissions will be considered. If you can use Google to find a limerick, be assured we can too.
The competition will close at midday on Tuesday, 16th of March. The best limericks will be selected, their prizes allotted according to the result of heated arguments in the office over their various merits, and winners informed later that day.
Here are a few efforts from Daily Info staff to inspire you:
The city of spires that dreams
Is teeming with strawberries and cream
While out in a punt
I've got one down my front
I can't tell you the rest- it's obscene.
-Forkface
There once was a lass from St. Hugh's
Who always ran off with my shoes
When I called her a frog
She lobbed me my clog
And together we filled it with booze.
-Helvetia
There was a young scholar at Oxford
Whose bedframe was made out of boxwood
When alone with a chick
He'd carve it a nick
Having done as any old fox would.
-Jamie
Happy rhyming! Just submit your limerick by email, or via the "Review" box to the right!
Want to know more about St. Patrick's Day? Have a look at our Feature Page.