Life is like a game of rugger

She claimed his seat and then was re-electedAnd for many years served as an M.C.C.She held a seat in the Cork County CouncilBack when Eileen Desmond was a T.D.Two well known North Cork female politiciansWhen women struggled for identity.I still have good memories of Mrs HartnettI liked her for her warmth and honestyLoved and respected…

Above the rushy meadow the lark carolled in the skyAnd the new mown hay it scented sweetly in the sunshine of July.The wild brown bees were gathering nectar on the flowers by the hedgerowAnd above the sunlit meadows the swallows flew to and froAnd butterflies of many hues flitted around the wildflowersTheir life is brief…

In World war 1 he did not enlist for service he stowed off to America insteadBut within months the to be World Champion at twenty years from a poisoned tooth was dead.His funeral was Australia’s biggest ever a half a million turned up it was saidTo witness the burial of the famous boxer a legend…

Every day the senseless slaughter of innocents around the World only seems to multiplyFor victory in this so called war on terror how many have to die?Remember babies are not born as terrorists since terrorism we createSo many young people out there are prepared to die for God and StateAnd kill as many as they…

But all of those who came to witness the big brawlWill have no vivid memory to recall.For the prelude to all of this go two weeks backWhen a young fellow from Ramtown ginger JackReceived two cracked ribs and two swollen eyesWhen beaten up by thuggish Oakview boys.And though out numbered thirty five to oneAnd cornered…

And few wealthy people started their working life working with pick and shovelAnd fewer still knew childhood want and were raised in a hovel.He says old Jim feels regret now at his poor educationHe’s been a victim all these years of greed and exploitationFor years he’s laboured for poor wages and the work it was…