On Callanan

One of Ireland's best poets and it seems sad to say That in Portugal his last remains ever lay Yet his poems live on and are worthy of note J J Callanan he was a marvellous poet In his beautiful poems the poet lives again The Convict of Clonmel, Gougane Barra and The Outlaw Of Lough Lene The Author of these poems an extraordinary man The translator and poet Jeremiah Joseph Callanan The Callanans of this World to say the least rare With the best poets of his era he could compare Gougane Barra a poem that I loved as a boy A poem for all ages to read and enjoy In Portugal he will lay forever more He died far away from his old Homeland shore