School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 122
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- You neighbours I pray pay attention
I hope you'll attend to my song
Indeed if you only will listen
I will not detain you long.
Concerning the Iberian steamer
That crossed the Atlantic 'oer
And struck her stem on Bird Island
And landed her crew on the shore.
Long life to the crew and the Captain
That steered her across the rough main
For eating pork, steak, flour and apples
Our women will get young again (2)If you happened to be there that morning
It would fill your heart with surprise
To behold those wild bullocks roaring
The noise it would reach to the sky
They swam from Three Castle Head to the Mizen
And over again to Sheeps' Head
And down to Carberry Island
The even before they were dead.Long life to the crew and the Captain
That steered her across the rough main
For eating pork, steak,flour and apples
Our women will get young again(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jeremiah Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gunpoint, Co. Cork
