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  1. Brave Wickham

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    A brave and noble Captain bright honours he has wore,
    He brought the news of many ships to Wexford's gallant shore
    From the stormy bays of Wexford
    Where sunken treasure lies
    And Wexford's noble lifeboat she resoned to the cries
    All by the Captain's order's who gave a willing hand
    And won his Captain's title, the best on Irish land.
    II
    The Tusker light 'twas shining bright
    The moon 'twas clouded o'er
    We ventured for the Keerogues near the point of Carnsore
    We leaned down on the Keerogues to try what we could do
    We picked up one survivor one of a life boat's crew
    Our lives and all equipments were unfolded from ther stock
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Date
    19 June 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant