School: An Pasáiste Thoir (B.), Port Láirge
- Location:
- Passage East, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Heachthigheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 178
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- (continued from previous page)'Twas on the fourth of January,
The wind and gale did blow;
When nine and twenty hands
Were lost on the Alpher de Snow;
Oh, hark, what is that I hear?
The mast is broke in two;
The yards are floating by her sides,
She is sinking from our view.
Oh, Heavens, they are human beings
Floating in the tide
Just away that small and fragile boat
That is bumping by her side.
Oh, are there any hearts of sympathy
Standing on the shore
Oh, yes, there are brave and gallant men
Now watching in Dunmoreii
They're willing for to risk their lives
to the coastguards' house they go
And they ask the captain for the boat
And he quickly tells them "No".
At last when he gave his consent
To the gallant hearted crew
In spite of storm, wind and tide
To the sinking ship they flew
But just as they reached the doomed ship(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Passage East, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Jason Mason
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 65
- Address
- Passage East, Co. Waterford
