Timmy Connors gone from Dooneen in eternal rest he lay <br />He was a decent human being decent in every way <br />He was an octogenarian he lived to a good age <br />One with a good sense of humor and the wisdom of a sage. <br /> <br />He married Mary Corkery of Dereen some four decades ago <br />A nicer person than Timmy one could not wish to know <br />One of the best loved people in the Parish of Millstreet <br />People like Timmy Connors are nice to know and meet. <br /> <br />He never harmed anyone on his journey through life <br />Devoted to his family and devoted to his wife <br />For to help out other people he always went out of his way <br />And unkind things of others one never heard him say. <br /> <br />The hands of time keep on turning and time on none does wait <br />And on each and everyone of us there is a use by date <br />I last met Timmy Connors some twenty years ago <br />On a sunday in late November in Millstreet Town a day cold enough to snow. <br /> <br />Timmy Connors gone from Dooneen he did have a good span <br />And all who knew him will recall a thorough gentleman <br />On his long journey through life many friends he did gain <br />And with everyone who knew him good memories of him will remain.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/timmy-connors-gone-from-dooneen/
