Kathleen Looney

Kathleen Looney left Claraghatlea in the fifties to start a new life far away
In the land of opportunity the good old U S of A
There was not much work in Ireland then and job opportunities were few
And the young people were leaving they had their dreams to pursue.

She returned a few years later just for a brief holiday
For in Millstreet in Duhalllow she had no desire to stay
She fell in love in her new country and there she raised her family
And the last time that I spoke to her was in sixty one or two or three.

She was such a lovely person always happy and carefree
And she remains young and vibrant at least in my memory
And though now with the departed to a new life she has gone
But in those who knew and loved her she's alive and living on.

She was such a lovely person people like her are so rare
And she left Millstreet in the fifties to start a new life elsewhere
And though now with the departed in eternal rest she lay
The soul of Kathleen Looney is alive and well today.