Francis Duggan - On Hearing Of The Death Of 'Denny The Master'

Francis Duggan - On Hearing Of The Death Of 'Denny The Master'

The last man to have the 'Master nickname' Denny from Claraghatlea has gone br But the memories of the Masters forever will live on br And their souls are still around the place their bodies only died br And in the bogs and fields of Claraghatlea their spirits still reside. br br The sad news from beyond the seas brought the old memories back br When I was young I knew the old Master men Con and Pad and Jim and Jack br The oldest family in Claraghatlea or so it has been said br And Denny the last male to carry the Master nickname in Millstreet is now dead. br br Descended from the O Sullivan Beares a historic west Cork clan br The Master nickname in Claraghatlea more than a century span br To Denny's grandfather a school master the master nickname did apply br And though others of the school master's descendants live in Claraghatlea the nick name doomed to die. br br The memories return to me of when I was a lad br In Summer I often crowered the hay with Denny, Con and Pad br The weather it is changeable in Ireland in July br And it's been many years ago since I was a schoolboy. br br Denny the last to carry the nickname from Claraghatlea has gone br But his ghost like all of the Masters ghosts forever will live on br Whilst to the bogs and fields and meadows the Seasons come and go br In that old town land near Millstreet Town where the Cails and Finnow flow.


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Uploaded: 2014-06-14

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