Paddy Dineen Poem by Francis Duggan

In Knocknapogue and Millstreet in the flesh never more to be seen
Quite a likeable fellow was Paddy Dineen
He lived to a good age in time time quite a span
One can say of him quite an honorable man
He will be remembered where card players meet
At forty five drives in and near Millstreet
He and Clement Kelleher were a formidable pair
No soft tricks with those two though they always played fair
On their farm in Knocknapogue with his beloved deceased wife
Paddy Dineen spent the best years of his life
There they raised their children and outlived their prime
And witnessed the changes with the passage of time
One can only hope that his parting from life was a painless release
Fond memories of him will live may he now rest in peace.