School: Baile Uí Dhuibhne
- Location:
- Baile Uí Dhuinn, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Loingsigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0429, Page 760
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- January 1894I
On ’93 July 6th a gallant barque set sail,
And with a cargo laden “Port Yarrock” was her name,
With a crew of nineteen hands like-wise a captain brave,
For Queenstown bound for orders across the Atlantic waves.II
This vessel was an iron-clad, with copper she was laden,
Her sails they were all shattered because she got no haven,
Three hundred days she braved the seas though sad it was her lot,
That night she lay in Brandon Bay when no anchorage could be got.III
It was scarcely a week after when the winds began to blow,
The Port Yarrock drew her anchors and to the sea did go,
The seas were raging furiously, it was plain she could not stand,
And as night approached she ran a wreck close(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Siobhán Ní Leighin
- Gender
- Female
