On An Email From Richie Mcauliffe Poem by Francis Duggan

The past has gone forever for the past I have shed my tears
But an email from Richie McAuliffe brought back the long lost years
When we worked in the building of the Millstreet Sewage Plant more than thirty years ago
For our hard few months with Tom Curtin's crew little in financial gain we had to show.

So nice to hear from an old friend from all of those years ago
Though the changes have been occuring I do hear where the Finnow waters flow
On to the great Blackwater to the ocean far away
And the changes keep on happening in the Millstreet of today.

In our short stint with Tom Curtin's crew no great memories to recall
The bosses tough the work was hard and the pay was rather small
After a few beers and a dance at the weekend we were left with bugger all
But in life we have been learning since the day we learned to crawl.

When Richie Worked with Tom Curtin's crew he was a young man then
The going was tough with Curtin's mob roughshod work hardened men
But Richie was not found wanting when he was put to the test
When the going got tough he did get going and he mixed it with the best.

An email from Richie McAuliffe a friend and workmate from the past
It has been more than twenty years since I've seen him the time did tick on fast
Brought back to me the memories of when we worked with Curtin's mob
The work was hard and the pay was small and it was a hard old job.