Billy O' Shea Poem by Francis Duggan

The years go by quickly as some like to say
One of the strong boys of the Millstreet Primary School of the late fifties the young Billy O' Shea
Deceased in his mid sixties news of his passing quite sad
He was such a good person in him nothing bad

Born and raised in Cockhill where he lived most of his life span
Quite shy in his ways he was such a nice man
As good a person as one could wish for to meet
He will be missed by his family and his friends in Millstreet

The story of his life in book form deserves to be told
And though he did not live on for to die very old
What matters most his mum and dad in him did raise a good son
He lived an honorable life never harmed anyone

From Millstreet his will be a sadly missed face
And without him Cockhill is a far worse off place
Unassuming he never yearned for Worldly fame
And he never did call anyone out of name

Less than a mile from the schoolyard where with his young friends he did play
By Cashman's Hill in St Mary's his last remains lay
For all of us there will be a last night and day
And good memories will live on of Billy O' Shea.