School: Baile na Cille (roll number 7454)
- Location:
- Ballynakilla, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Loingaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 005
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- (continued from previous page)The chief mates was Peter Simon
A kind good natured man
The other was a seaman
And his name was Harry Gran.
Above written by Patarick Sullivan
Ballinakilla
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“There are several different versions of the wreck of the Joseph Howe in Bere Island.”
There are several different versions of the wreck of the Joseph Howe in Bere Island. Here is one which I heard from my father.
On the eighteenth of last February,
Just by the break of day,
As I arose and put on my clothes,
To the sea I made my way.
When coming to a seaside cliff
I spied an awful scene
Dashing on the rocks below
Lay a large brigantine
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With little hesitation(continues on next page)