When John Cronin was a young man he played Gaelic Football <br />He was a Millstreet goalkeeper as i can well recall <br />But more than a good Gaelic Footballer he was known to be kind <br />And to say the least his equal would be quite hard to find. <br /> <br />He overcame a death threatening illness 'tis known he was very ill <br />An illness that has claimed many victims that a lesser man would kill <br />But John Cronin who for Millstreet had made many a fine save <br />Hung in there when the going was tough fortune favours the brave. <br /> <br />In Millstreet Town and Duhallow a man that so many know <br />He lived with his parents and his sister at the Priest's Cross that's going back years ago <br />A photo of him on the Millstreet web site of late i have seen <br />It must be close to three decades since he wore the old Club's green. <br /> <br />John Cronin a well loved fellow in Duhallow and Millstreet Town <br />Has overcome a death threatening illness cannot keep a good one down <br />The Reaper tried to claim the life from him but for him the Reaper has to wait <br />And a lesser man than he is would now be talked of as the late.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/john-cronin/
