Ferocious Oflaherty Wild Atlantic Way

Why this is my tale

Of my family tree and roots 

The what and where

My Gaelic Celtic 

Surname origins came

Straight out of my Liverpool home 

Retracing my heritage right back to 

The emerald island of Eire 

Galway Bay

And the Wild Atlantic Way

Which paved the way 

Where the

Ferocious O'Flaherty

Clan initially began and surname came

To Aughnanure Castle

On the shores of the Drimneen river

Where I myself have never previously been

Which I aim to put right and address

Because as they say and it's said

In order to know where you are going

You need at 1st to know 

There fom whence you came

If no other reason

Apart from maybe just incase

In death you may well be returned

Indexed alphabetically under ones surname

Mine begining with the letter

" F '"

Moto and Meaning 

Fortune Favors the Brave

Bright Rulers

Ferocious in both

Spirit and namesake
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