So Many I Knew

So many i knew i will never more meet The most of them lay in cemeteries of the Parish of Millstreet Whilst some from Duhallow did die far away Far from their first home-place their last remains do lay Our date with life's Reaper we are obliged for to keep Some i went to school with are in their long sleep In the flesh them i am never to meet again And of them only good memories with me does remain And only the memories do seem to last Of our school going friends of the distant past From where as a baby i grew into a man My life journey has taken me far from where it began Fond memories of my school going friends with me does remain Though many of them i may not meet again.