I really don’t know how I feel
about a young lady from Keele
her past is a mystery
she majored in history
whilst riding a Catherine wheel
During the middle ages, Keele was a major route from the North-West to London for laden packhorses and caravans alike. Keele Preceptory was granted to the Knights Templar sometime between 1168-69 by King Henry II. The Knights Templars, a military order and later rivals Knights Hospitallers, would charge incoming traffic to pass through their lands. This would supplement rental income from farming tenants.
Keele lies about four miles away from where I was born and has a Motorway service station, built in 1963, which was a veritable metropolis compared to anything we had seen before.
It seems like Keele is an interesting place, Peter.
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If it wasn’t for the university it would be a very small village indeed!
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There is a small city here referred to as university city for the same reason!
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I had to look up Keele via Google Peter…. hmmm, quite a small village…only 4200 pop’….
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And a Catherine wheel is what?
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If you click on the word it will tell you but it has multiple meanings and you have to choose one to suit!
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I only knew a Catherine wheel as the firework, I didn’t realise it had so many meanings until I clicked the link. I wonder which one she was riding…
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Definitely the torture one!
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Wonderful history…and limerick.
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Thank you.
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I hope the Catherine Wheel she rode was of the cartwheel variety and not the torture one! (I had to look it up!)
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Well, you do continue to challenge me. I did look it up, but wonder which one you referenced.
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I really do not have the answer to that, it just rhymed!
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Yikes!!!! I’d never heard of a Catherine wheel. Egad!!! 😳
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I know about the original Catherine wheel so I hope she was riding a firework 🙂
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BTW, you will be happy to know that I’ve singing Woohaw, Woohaw for the last two days! 😀
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You are not alone!
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Interesting info about Keele, Peter. I’ve only been there once, although it was for week’s course at Keele University. The link in your limerick to the real/original Catherine Wheel is a great idea. I was such a horrible torture. Where I lived a child, we called Catherine Wheels, Pin Wheels (the firework, that is). 😀
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….and they usually flew off the pin before they had finished!
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I was sad to see the various meanings for Catherine Wheel when I clicked on it. I prefer to think of her soaring off on a firework.
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I’m sure she did!
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Ooh. 😮 UGHS. I don’t like reading about the torture wheel definition. 😦
I, too, wish she was cartwheeling or fireworking. 🙂
But, a good and thought-provoking limerick, Peter! Your limericks are always stellar! 🙂
(((HUGS)))
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Thank you Carolyn.
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I love how you do these!
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I really enjoy limericks!
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I really enjoy reading them!
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I liked your comment on “James Proclaims” and decided to check you out. I’m glad I did.
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I’m glad you did too!
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