Roscommon©2019TonyFallon0316
I’m mad about Roscommon as proud as I can be
Surrounded by rivers but doesn’t touch the sea
The longest county from Clonmacnoise to Carrick
And from Ballaghadereen to the Costume Barrack
It has more bridges than Venice
or Angola
I’m surprised they don’t have at least one gondola
There are few steel bridges most are made of stone
One is in Lanesboro and there are two in Athlone
On the river banks and bogs grows fine flora
And the wool on their sheep is better than angora
There are rivers ponds and many sizes of lakes
To accommodate the wild geese duck and drakes
Tourists come on vacation to fish or go boating on Lough Ree
Or take a historic walk on the land around Lough Key
People come yearly from many far off places
To come to Lanebane to bet the annual horse races
Natives flock to Hyde Park
to watch the county talent
Even though the lose an odd game they are gallant
Hero’s who are legends O’Malley Murray Early
Feeley’s Shines ,Jack McQuillan Eamon Curley
Men who spent their life toiling like Dan O’Rourke
My own Rahara cousin the runner Paddy Groarke
We’ve had great writers who wrote books and plays
And famous poets who wrote poetry prose and essays
We had many noted politicians who were residents
And a few of our people even became presidents
A Rossie was the first man elected to the first Irish Dail
Plunkett was for Sinn Fein and not for Fianna Fail
Lough Funshinagh is the biggest world lake to go dry
And whenever that happens there are loads of pike to fry
On a back road in Roscommon is a Cromleck out of view
And a mass rock on a hillside its location know by few
There are many St Bridget’s wells with permanent springs
And we have Rathcroghan the home of the O’Connor Kings
There are old castles and churches and many other landmarks
And old historic buildings for viewing in many public parks
Whether I’m daydreaming or sleeping it all seems so close to
me
And I often think about Rahara in Roscommon far across the
sea
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