Lower Church Street
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Lost Souls
I found this sad poem on the internet
LOST SOULS
Sitting alone at the bar in Kilburn
Mid afternoon on a mid Summers day
Wearing a suit stained with blood, sweat and booze
Drinking the last of this months rent
He took the boat in 57
Leaving behind Mayo
Full of hope and fear
An address in his pocket
For a ganger and a start
Money for a week to tide him over
Sunday best on his back
New shoes squeezing his feet
No Irish need apply
Lodgings hard found
Working every hour god sent
Paid in the crown at the weekend
Missing home, laughs to hide the pain
Another from the top shelf
Saving for the summer holiday
Putting a little by
Back home for a week to the old sod
Buying pints for the lads
Bragging about the wages
Gold chains around the neck
Bought from a suitcase
When did you get home?
When are you going back?
Back to back breaking in blighty
Years passing on
Body getting tired
Drink taking hold
No money for the holidays
Or the funerals at home
Nights in the doss house
Sleeping on the rope
Days on the streets
Dreams of a long gone family
Passing away in the cold
(C) Kevin McManus
This sculpture, The Crying Stone by Colm Brennan
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A Few More Hospice Morning Photos
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Brehon Laws
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Tidy Town Work
The Tidy Town organisation is about so much more than litter picking and tidying up. The replacement of these important tourist information signs is just one of their many unsung contributions to making Listowel the lovely place it is to live in, to work in or to visit.
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Book Promoting in Kanturk
Kanturk looked very autumnal on my recent visit.
Noreen O’Sullivan has a keen interest in local history.
I met Alison Murphy in Presents of Mind. My book is now available in this lovely gift shop on O’Brien Street.
Eilish O’Connor in the beautiful welcoming Olde Worlde Alley Bar bought 3 books to give to family at Christmas.
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A Fact
After its catastrophic collision with the iceberg it was a full 2 hours and 40 minutes before The Titanic sank.
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