We extend sincere congratulations to Billy Cronin, a multi-talented Student at Millstreet Community School who has recently achieved amazing successes in the All Ireland Cross Country Championships. Billy indicates:
“In the All-Ireland Athletics Championships in the u18 6000m race I won an All-Ireland Silver Medal representing Cork and an All- Ireland Silver representing Munster (23rd November 2014 in Dundalk). On Sunday, 7th December in Santry, Dublin in the u19 6000 meters I won a Gold Medal representing Munster.“
Millstreet is very proud of your achievements Billy …. We shall have to keep an eye out for future Olympic possibilities! (S.R.)
Official Results are on the Athletics Ireland website:
This teenager Billy Cronin is one i have heard of but may never meet
In sports nowadays he is the talk of Millstreet
He is mentioned as a future Olympic athlete
Against the best in Ireland with success he compete
He has proven himself against his Nation’s best
And as of yet has not been found to be wanting when put to the test
One who has brought honour to the red of Cork and to Millstreet’s green
And the very best of him is yet to be seen
A nice photo and a nice story to go with it Sean Radley on him had to tell
In sports so good to learn of one from Millstreet doing so well
A Club that has produced great athletes of the past
By all accounts young Billy can run quite fast
The cream to the top rise as some like to say
More honours are likely to come Billy’s way
His athletic record thus far of his capabilities does not leave anyone in doubt
And his is a good story for to read about
As a young athlete to all he has made it quite clear
That of more of him in the future we are bound for to hear
He will win further honours in twenty fifteen
For Cork in the red and Millstreet in the green.
“Billy Cronin” is by Francis Duggan
http://francisrhymer.blogspot.ie/2014/12/billy-cronin.html
(added by mdc)