John Daly

Though his name may not be on the sporting memorial wall He wore the colors of Cork and his home club of Millstreet in Gaelic Football And in another code of football for Evergreen United in the League of Ireland he did play Quite a unique sportsman of him one can say John Francis Daly who was known for his sportsmanship and his football skill First saw light of day in view of Clara Hill Elusive with the ball and quick on his feet A role model to us youngsters in the west of Millstreet On the playing field he never once struck a foul blow And our admiration for him only did grow and grow To retaliate after a foul tackle on him and resort to rough play He never did seem as one inclined in this way John Francis Daly as a sportsman was in a class of his own In the fifties he was one who became widely known As one of the few in Ireland at Gaelic Football and Soccer who did make the grade It is out of men like him that sporting legends are made And only the good memories i have to enjoy Of a Millstreet sporting hero when i was a boy Back in the nineteen fifties sixty years ago But eventually time becomes everyone's foe.