School: Baile na Cille (roll number 7454)
- Location:
- Ballynakilla, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Loingaigh
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“There are several different versions of the wreck of the Joseph Howe in Bere Island.”
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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With little hesitation(continues on next page)