Kilmacduagh tower prior to restoration in 1879. A copy of the original photograph was discovered by Pat Quinn, Kilmacduagh
Guaire 1993, Issue 26
Lone Burren Tree By Pat Fitzgibbon
Silhouetted high against the sky Stands a solitary stunted tree, Stark and bare, with defiant air from rock-bed struggling free.
By sleet and hail and boisterous gale Its trunk and branches moulded, Yet the sap will rise when Spring arrives and in verdure ‘twill be clothed.
So, you speak to me, brave Burren tree, “When you’re battered by trouble and strife If your roots are deep And your faith you keep Through it all you will survive”.
