School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 077
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They are Paddy Duff and Paddy Boil and other d Duffy to.
A few others I will mention and their names I will tell you.
There is Jack and Mickael. Freel and of Canneys three their loss it is lamented around this country. There were five of them was married men left orphants twenty tree.
Around the port that evening their hears been full of glee, those boys did sport and play not thinking of been drowned out in Lough Swilly bay.
Now to conclude and finish I mean to drop my pen
They were as Galland fishermen that ever crossed the main.
They were taking in their prime of life as I hear the people say. Beneath the deep they are fast a sleep out in Lough Swilly bay.
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glebe, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Neal Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glebe, Co. Donegal
