School: Lubhghortán (Lowertown), Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)
- Location:
- Lowertown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 415
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- Ye mariners and fishermen,
Come, listen to my woe
My lines are sad and mournful.
They'll cause you tears to flow.
Its of the boat Thomas Joseph.
Gone down, no more to sail
With six fond souls, their loving friends for ever more to wail.
2.
The owner being John Daly.
From the Island of Cape Clear
He steered her o'er to Baltimore.
To get aboard, new gear.
Her engine is being ready.
And nothing then seemed dull.
So he next preposed to steer her o'er on a trial trip to Schull.
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Returning home with merry hearts, and every face aglow.
They never thought their end was near.
Till Neptune proved their foe
The stars bright face, had hid a pace.
And her engine kicked awhile
On that very night they met their fate(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Donovan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gunpoint, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Tim Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glan, Co. Cork
