by Isabel Flynn 2020
Mr Lonnie Logan from Lurgan is lost
A descendant is searching for him at high cost
His Da was Lonnie Senior
His Ma was Wilhelmina
He was born in December of 1843
Baptised in January at St Mary’s of Latree
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Little Lonnie Logan must have taken flight
For there’s nought to be found, of him in sight
After his baptism, he goes into hiding
His time from then, is spent just biding
There really are no school records to be found
It seems that he never, ever made a sound
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Mr Lonnie Logan from Lurgan disappeared
He’s not on any census as we all had feared
He may have married Rosie O’Reilly in 1864
But we’ve not yet been able to prove that for sure
And if he did get married, we will never know
‘cos his name’s not on the register, or it doesn’t seem to show
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Mr Lonnie Logan from Lurgan is missing
We’ve done a lot of searching and a lot of guessing
Checked in all the newspapers,
For reports of any loose capers
There’s just nothing to be found
He’s gone completely underground.
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Mr Lonnie Logan never ran a business
Was never in hospital, with any sickness
There’s no wedding, no filing for divorce
He was never brought up before the courts
He didn’t even bother to license a dog
And was never nabbed for drinking too much grog
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Mr Lonnie Logan lived a very quiet life
Nothing says he was ever in any sort of strife
He has no listings in the Police Gazette
And was never made bankrupt from business debt
He really is a ghost in all shapes and forms
Oh how I wish instead, he’d caused many firestorms.
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Gallimaufry 