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School: An Pasáiste, Corcaigh

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Passage West, Co. Cork
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William Meiklejohn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 106

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    In the nineteenth century the great Atlantic was crossed by the first steamship named the "Sirius". After he had crossed the Atlantic he was transferred to another ship which was not very safe. He succeeded in crossing but on his return home he was caught in a gale and Captain Roberts and his crew were drowned. In Passage grave yard a monument erected in remembrance of him. The Forgotten Poet of Passage named Kearney seeing the monument wrote a poem about Captain Roberts.
    "I gazed upon the monumental stone,
    A sad memorial by affection raised
    An humble tribute justly due to one
    By all who knew him loved revered, and praised,
    And as I gazed and thought how deep how well
    He was lamented (Line missing), slowly at my feet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Richard O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Passage West, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Richard Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Passage West, Co. Cork