School: Lurganboyce (roll number 14224)

Location:
Lurganboy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Cairbre
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 009

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 009

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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
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    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