Michael Kelleher Will Go Home To Millstreet Again

A strong love of Claraghatlea he does retain Michael Kelleher will go home to Millstreet again And walk in the field that he loved as a boy Old memories remain to him as a source of joy And in Millstreet town meet some good friends of the past It is said that old friendships a lifetime does last In Millstreet and Millstreet Town where he is well liked and well known They will be happy to welcome back one of their own The Millstreet he was raised in is a changed place today Some he went to school with among the deceased does lay And some from the old town aging far away Time does not wait for anyone as the wise one does say In the green countryside by the Town of Millstreet He will walk the old fields where the waterways meet And by the river Finnow in Matty Owens bog Where as a young boy he hunted with his black and white dog Though time that rusts iron is becoming his foe Michael Kelleher will return to where he left years ago But not to grow old only for a brief stay In where he first looked on the bright lamp of day.