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School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)

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Kilcomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 041

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  1. Local Songs - Wreck of the Memphis

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    When the Memphis she left Montreal
    The weather it was fine
    Said the captain to his officers
    We'll have a jolly time
    But when they reached the Irish coast
    There came a heavy fog
    And the Captain lost his reckoning
    Through an error in the log
    We lowered the starboard lifeboat
    And got her fully manned
    When the crew were getting into her
    The after tackle jammed
    A heavy sea came rolling on
    And swept the boat around
    The crew were in the water
    But none of them were drowned
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English