Tim Joe Dennehy

Those who knew Tim Joe Dennehy do fondly recall That as a young man for Millstreet he played Gaelic Football It is so sad to learn that the farewell bell has tolled For the once dashing forward of the green and gold In Murphy's Terrace in Millstreet he grew into a man But his life journey ended many kilometers from where it began In Knockraha where he lived with his family and wife The amiable Tim Joe lived out his life In his late sixties when he passed away But on how long we live we do not have a say A painful terminal illness on his once strong and healthy body told Suppose he was one not meant to live to die old On long gone Summer Sundays when Nature was in bloom In the football parks of Coachford and Macroom For the dashing forward Tim Joe Dennehy the cheering was loud Always a favorite of the Millstreet fans in the crowd An amiable person well liked and well known One can say of Tim Joe he was in a class of his own His suffering behind him and in truth one can say For all of us there will be a last night and day.