Gene Sheehan

Not many people born and raised in Duhallow can speak five languages though i know of one who can
Yet strangely enough in the Barony of Duhallow in north Cork he is not a celebrated man
Far south of Kilcorney and Hibernia's windswept shore
He is the only dentist who can speak Chineses mandarin in Singapore

Gene Sheehan of Kilcorney a fellow who has travelled far and wide
Beyond the borders of Duhallow's green countryside
Is one who has made a name for himself in sky miles far away
From where he first looked on the bright lamp of day

Though any fame or recognition for himself he does not seek
To be Singapore's only mandarin speaking dentist does make him unique
Yet to many today his is a stranger's face
In Duhallow and Kilcorney his original homeplace

One in life who has become the best person he possibly can be
That his achievements does speak for themselves one does have to agree
Though in Duhallow he will never be named as the man of the day
And the Millstreet and Cullen pipers bands for him will never play

A migrant of Kilcorney in a class of his own
As Singapore's only mandarin speaking dentist he has become widely known
To be the best person he can be Gene Sheehan remains true
And credit to the unsung one is only his due.