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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

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Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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    Cheer up my brave young Irish lad
    Your'e now at my command
    No Englishman can touch my ship nor stop us now on sea
    It landed in New York City all in America
    When I landed at the harbour it was a lovely day
    I bade adieu to the ship and crew before I went away
    The captain wrote a letter and this to me did say
    Give this to my wife and children and say it came from me
    Her husband Tony Duffy is a Captain on the sea.
    The song was composed by Johnny Bán who was a native of Easkey and died in the Dromore West Workhouse about 37 years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo