She came from Coore in County Clare
A little place you know
And she founded The Little Way
In London long ago
A roof blew off a chapel
Out in the Philippines
Her brother wrote and told her
What will I do she schemed
She started with a jumble sale
To try and raise some funds
Believing every little thing
Can bring in millions
Four million pounds a year she raised
All sent in foreign aid
I marvelled at her tenacity
A life so bravely lived
You wouldn’t think to look at her
The power in her soul
She really was a mighty one
Devoted to her role
She took Therese’s little way
Appealed for funds o’er seas
A missionary she really was
She brings me to my knees
Brian Fahy
16 July 2022
+ I met this lady 50 years ago in London. She came back into my mind today so I checked her out.
Erris Poetry 