“A Ferry Good Holiday”
Calling all young writers, poets, and daydreamers across Ireland, the UK, and France!
Do you love making people laugh? Can you come up with clever rhymes and silly stories? Then it’s time to jump aboard our Limerick Writing Competition!
We’re inviting children aged 15 and under to create their very own limerick based on the theme: “A Ferry Good Holiday”
A limerick is a funny five-line poem with a catchy rhythm and rhyme.
Your limerick could be about an exciting ferry adventure, a magical holiday, or even a mischievous pet on board, - the sillier and more creative, the better!
There are amazing prizes to be won:
- Monthly prizes of Irish Ferries travel vouchers worth €400/£400 in each age category (up to 9 years, 10-15 years)
- PLUS one grand prize of and Irish Ferries travel voucher worth €2,000/£2,000
- and 2 runners-up prizes of Irish Ferries travel vouchers worth €800/£800
You can write your limerick at home, in school, or even while sailing onboard our ships!
We've come up with a few of our own to get things started.
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I went on a Irish Ferries holiday to France So good I would just love the chance To go back on a ferry With my family from Kerry And we’d eat snails and all have a dance |
For holidays with sunshine and sea Irish Ferries is where I want to be Take the car and my pet Mum - Are we there yet Ferry travel makes me soooo happy |
Now it's over to you, it’s time to get “ferry” creative, and get ready to make us laugh. We can’t wait to read your brilliant ideas!

