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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
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Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 218

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    The crew went in the water
    And four of them were drowned
    IV
    Our Captain, being a smart young man
    His courage stout and brave
    He tried to reach the rigging.
    His precious life to save.
    Before he had time to do so
    A sea came rolling on,
    That swept the Captain overboard
    He thought his life had gone.
    V
    Our Captain being a smart young man
    There was luck from him in store;
    He got upon a bullock's back
    That brought him to the shore
    Where he was kindly treated
    By the people there that day,
    And that ends my little song
    About the wreck in Dunlough Bay.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Moynihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Richard Moynihan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Drishane, Co. Cork