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School: Baile na Cille (roll number 7454)

Location:
Baile na Cille, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Loingaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 005

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 005

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  1. The Wreck of the Joseph Howe (continued)

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    “There are several different versions of the wreck of the Joseph Howe in Bere Island.”

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    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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