The Blue Dog Bar

Beyond Millstreet Town it's fame did travel far The licensed premises owned by Catherine Duggan known as The Blue Dog Bar Long deceased Millstreet's most beautiful woman when in her life's prime Though this is going back many decades in time Catherine a young widow with a large young family to raise Was a woman who never did cease to amaze Her children all quite successful became known far and wide Far beyond the borders of Duhallow's green countryside Her pub was named in honor of her father in law Andrew Duggan's dog Jack a big male Kerry Blue One who to his master and his breed till death remained true As a fighting dog he earned canine renown As the best of his time in old Millstreet Town A famous old pub in the Millstreet of old Of The Blue Dog Bar many stories were told But like most things in life it went the ways of time And it ceased to exist long before the death of rhyme A pub in it's time known to many in a Town from here far away That probably had ceased to exist before i first saw light of day But few things remain as they were as the wise one does say And only stories of what was in memory does stay A famous pub in Millstreet Town in the days of the horse drawn car Owned by Catherine Duggan known as The Blue Dog Bar And only the memories today do remain Of what used to be and will not be again.