School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 55
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Local Song (continued)
“Our ship was richly laden.”
(continued from previous page)who were acquainted with the coast piloted ships up the river Foyle.
On this particular evening a false light was given bringing the Mary Snow ashore on the rock bound coast the local people wrecked her and murdered the crew. Stories are told of how in their ignorance the people dug holes in the ground and poured in the casks of rum and how they did not know what watches were when taken to their smartest man he described them as something that would tell on them so they smashed all the watches.
The people of Glenagivney resent any allusion to the wrecking of the Mary Snow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ada Morrison
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greencastle, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Jack Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greencastle, Co. Donegal