Day: August 19, 2012

He was born and raised in the Town of Millstreet
An honest and likeable fellow one free of conceit
But in the old Hometown Denis did not stay
And in England his last remains at rest do lay

Denis ‘Sal’ O Sullivan was one that i knew as a boy
And like most he did have his moments of sadness and joy
The wanderlust in him he left Millstreet Town
And Main Street where he often walked up and down [read more …] “Denis ‘Sal’ O Sullivan”

Kitty Smith who later became Hennessy in time that’s going way back
In the fifties and sixties she and her late husband Tommy Hennessy owned the Millstreet  greyhound track
Born and raised in Kanturk but in Millstreet Town where she lived for years she was well loved and known
And one could say of Kitty she was one of Millstreet’s own

Quite an attractive looking woman when she was in her prime
As a middle aged widow she left Millstreet with her two daughters that is going back in time
In the West End where she had lived for years her’s was a familiar face
And Millstreet without her did seem a much duller place
[read more …] “Kitty Hennessy”