School: Inch Island

Location:
Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 99

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  1. Local Song

    It was in the month of August

    It was in the month of August
    as you shall quickly hear.
    The Mary and her gallant crew
    to Rathmullen town did steer.
    The weather it been stormy, the wind it turned blue.
    But undaunted went the Mary
    as she bore her Gallont crew
    She was pulled by Edward
    Gallagher who was one of the crew
    Also by John Doherty and brave James Hangan too.
    She was pulled by Tommy Hegarty
    who was a boatman brave.
    And William took the helm
    to steer her over the wave.
    And brave James Brown among the rest.
    I honour him in my song.
    He did encorage those heroes
    and cheered them all along.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hugh Mac Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Green
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Castlequarter, Co. Donegal