The years go by quickly as some like to say
One of the strong boys of the Millstreet Primary School of the late fifties the young Billy O’ Shea
Deceased in his mid sixties news of his passing quite sad
He was such a good person in him nothing bad
Born and raised in Cockhill where he lived most of his life span
Quite shy in his ways he was such a nice man
As good a person as one could wish for to meet
He will be missed by his family and his friends in Millstreet
The story of his life in book form deserves to be told
And though he did not live on for to die very old
What matters most his mum and dad in him did raise a good son
He lived an honorable life never harmed anyone
From Millstreet his will be a sadly missed face
And without him Cockhill is a far worse off place
Unassuming he never yearned for Worldly fame
And he never did call anyone out of name
Less than a mile from the schoolyard where with his young friends he did play
By Cashman’s Hill in St Mary’s his last remains lay
For all of us there will be a last night and day
And good memories will live on of Billy O’ Shea.
by Francis Duggan on Billy O’Shea who died recently
Thank you for such kind words about my uncle billy. I Couldn’t of put it better. He will be truly and deeply missed by all who knew him. May he rest in peace with his mum and dad.
Lovely verses for a fine man. You captured him well. Thank you Francis.
Thank you Francis for the lovely words you said about our uncle Billy. He was the nicest man you could meet he was one in a million and is going to be truly missed by all.
That is such a lovely poem Francis. It really means a lot for all those that loved Billy and miss him to read such nice words about his life.
Thank you Francis. We really appreciate your lovely words about our uncle. He was a very loveable man and will be so sadly missed.
Thanks Francis,your poem about uncle Billy was very accurate about a great man and he’ll be sadly missed by all that knew him.