In view of old Mushera in the high green countryside
For it’s hospitable people Aubane is known far and wide
On the high Butter Road above the the Town of Millstreet
There is laughter, song, dance and music where Aubane people meet
In Aubane the bond of community is and has always been strong
A stranger to there would not feel a stranger for long
Wherever you hail from Capetown, Paris or Rome
Aubane is a place where one would feel at home
By Denis and Noreen Kelleher’s shop yours may be a strange face
You may have just stopped off in passing from a distant place
Of a different race and from a distant shore
But in Aubane you are made to feel welcome you they would not ignore
In the twenty first century Ireland changes occurring fast
But in Aubane they retain their strong links to their cultural past
Fond memories of that old place with me remain
And in my flights of fancy i visit there again
For the warmth of it’s people it is widely known
One can say they do have a charm of their own
In view of old Mushera above the Town of Millstreet
There is laughter, music, dance and song where Aubane people meet.
Hi There can you tell me who wrote this poem
Francis Duggan…our magnificent Poet originally from Millstreet wrote this excellent poem about Aubane, John. Poet supreme, Francis, has written many many wonderful poems about his native Millstreet and the people he has known in the area. When Michael accesses Francis’s current poems and those from his marvellous archive there is always such a very positive response when they are shared on our website. Millstreet is indeed blessed to have a gifted Poet of the calibre of Francis.