Jack Lane

Far from Aubane near Millstreet In Duhallow his first home countryside Jack Lane is a fellow who is known far and wide As a historian, writer, editor and publisher he is one famed and known In Aubane they are proud to claim Jack as their own That Jack Lane is a North Cork literary icon there is not any doubt The lives of the great writers of Duhallow and Sliabh Luachra he has written about One who knows so much of the history of literary lore Of his kind the World is in need of far more With his talents great joy to so many he does bring Of the praises of Jack i feel obliged to sing The communities of Sliabh Luachra and Duhallow so much to him owe For his recording of their history from ages ago In Aubane Valley in view of Mushera his life's journey began There he went to primary school and grew into a man Before the lust for wander took him to elsewhere For to learn about life in the big World out there A recorder of the history of a long by gone day That his kind are a dying breed does seem sad to say As a historian, publisher and writer his legend has grown And it's thanks to him Aubane is now widely known.