County Limerick, Ireland

There once was a man called Rick

He came from the town of Limerick

He wanted to write

Poems of shite

But instead played some nice music

So much for my poetry...  I'll stick to music will I?  It's in fact not entirely certain that Limericks came from Limerick. Moving on, 6-member, all female band Líadan describe their origins as from Limerick and Galway.  They formed in 2004 and churn out beautifully crafted traditional tunes and songs in both Irish and English.  Here is a set of polkas by them (in my opinion there aren't enough polkas around) that are collectively known as Limerick Polkas and can be found on their album Casadh na Taoide / Turning the Tide:

And talking about polkas they are particularly popular in the Sliabh Luachra (Anglicised Slieve Logher), which is an upland area bordering counties Limerick, Kerry and Cork.  The members of the trio Sliabh Notes hail one each from these 3 counties and here is a set of polkas by them, which can be found on their 2005 album Gleanntan:

Four Men and a Dog were founded in Limerick in 1990, but the band members hail from Tyrone, Tipperary, Donegal and Dónal Murphy who was born in Birmingham, but grew up in Limerick.  They play traditional Irish music, but often combined with rock, jazz, blues, bluegrass, swing, salsa and even rap.   There's a bit of rap and bluegrass on this number, Wrap It Up from their 1991 album Barking Mad:

As usual you can follow my virtual journey on this link.  Next stop County Clare.