Kitty Hennessy Poem by Francis Duggan

Kitty Smith who later became Hennessy in time that's going way back
In the fifties and sixties she and her late husband Tommy Hennessy owned the Millstreet greyhound track
Born and raised in Kanturk but in Millstreet Town where she lived for years she was well loved and known
And one could say of Kitty she was one of Millstreet's own

Quite an attractive looking woman when she was in her prime
As a middle aged widow she left Millstreet with her two daughters that is going back in time
In the West End where she had lived for years her's was a familiar face
And Millstreet without her did seem a much duller place

The successes of greyhounds she owned or bred to her a great sense of pride
In Irish greyhound circles Kitty she was known far and wide
She must be in her eighties how fast the years have gone
But in the thoughts of those who knew her today she does live on

Deceased she may well be but in memory she lives yet
In the thoughts of those who knew her how could one ever forget
A woman of such beauty in Millstreet her ashes lay
And with everyone who knew her fond memories of her with them bound to stay.