Sigerson Clifford Sung Of

Sigerson Clifford sung of the The Boys of Barr Na Sraide the happy boys who hunted for the Wran The boys who grew up to be freedom fighters Who took on the British troops The Black and Tan He glorified them in his famous ballad the brave young rebels of his Kerry Town The boys of Caherciveen and Barr Na Sraide to fight for Ireland their claim to renown Sigerson Clifford sung of his gentle teacher the likeable and pleasant Brother Mick The one who introduced Humanity to his classroom who banished the strap that pained and burnt the stick A better and by far a more successful teacher than those who took delight in the usage of the cane He was so different to his other teachers that he and his school mates wondered was he sane Sigerson Clifford sung about the Irish Travellers of them some famous ballads he did write He was the uncrowned Poet Laureate of Kerry other his songs sing and his poems do recite His songs and poems are full of joy and pathos the one who was born with the gift of rhyme In death he remains as a poetic legend and he was a legend in his own lifetime Sigerson Clifford sung of the Boys of Barr Na Sraide and in Irish literature the renowned Kerry poet Lives in his poems and songs as one remembered he was indeed a literary man of note.