Pat O Callaghan Poem by Francis Duggan

A World beater in his prime and a real hard act to follow
And the greatest of the sporting greats to hail from old Duhallow
Two Olympic Gold for hammer throwing his life's great success story
Some sixty five years or more ago he crowned himself in glory.

The World's greatest in his day his name with reverence spoken
By Derrygallon's Dr Pat world records set and broken
One of the giants of track and field a man admired by many
And one of the great olympians he was as good as any.

The World's best hammer throwers of his time Pat O Callaghan
did humble
And every where he did compete the records took a tumble
In Ireland when he won his Golds there was great exultation
At triumphs of man from a small place with a small population

In Los Angeles and Amsterdam he crowned himself in glory
And Derrygallon's Dr Pat is famed in song and story
He beat the World's best in his prime and a real hard act to follow
And I feel proud and proud to say that he came from Duhallow