School: Lurganboyce (roll number 14224)
- Location:
- Lurganboy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Antoine Ó Cairbre
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we did weigh.
Our men were stout and healthy whilst leaving Lough Swilly Bay.
Our course we steered into the north our enemy to defy
Bur little did we think or know the sea would us annoy.On the second of December the wind began to blow
It blew from a due East brave boys with heavy squalls of snow.
The storm still continued and the Talbot bore for sea
Whilst the brave Saldanha and her men lay for Lough Swilly Bay.The wind it shifted to the North so dismal was the night
It was at Fanad signal post we did observe a light
And at the hour of eight o’clock that light we saw no more
And at the third watch of the night we came wrecked on Stocker shore.Sad was out situation no mercy from the waves(continues on next page)- Collector
- Anthony Carbery
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Charles Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Legland, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Mc Ginley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Elly, Co. Donegal