From The Gougane Barra He Made Famous

From the Gougane Barra he made famous his bones lay far away
But the poems of J J Callanan alive and well today
Buried in distant Portugal the translator and poet
In Ireland's literary history remains as one of note
The poems of the great Bard of Cork have survived the test of time
Though he did not live to grow old he died in his life's prime
His name lives on in Ireland as a literary man of note
A renowned Gaelic translator and a very famous poet
The Recluse Of Inchydoney and The Convict Of Clonmel are two of the great poems he did write
And his Outlaw Of Lough Lene and Gougane Barra beautiful to read and to recite
As a poet and translator his remains a well known name
And his poems of great beauty live to his enduring fame
He lived in a different Ireland than the Ireland of today
And from his beloved Country he is buried far away.