From The Gougane Barra He Made Famous

From the Gougane Barra he made famous his bones lay far away But the poems of J J Callanan alive and well today Buried in distant Portugal the translator and poet In Ireland's literary history remains as one of note The poems of the great Bard of Cork have survived the test of time Though he did not live to grow old he died in his life's prime His name lives on in Ireland as a literary man of note A renowned gaelic translator and a very famous poet The Recluse Of Inchydoney and The Convict Of Clonmel are two of the great poems he did write And his Outlaw Of Lough Lene and Gougane Barra beautiful to read and to recite As a poet and translator his remains a well known name And his poems of great beauty live to his enduring fame He lived in a different Ireland than the Ireland of today And from his beloved Country he is buried far away.