School: Riverchapel (roll number 15367)
- Location:
- Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brighid Ní Dhonnchadha
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- (continued from previous page)Or when did they put to sea.iiii
"Six all," she said, "have been on board
And, five of them the crew
One youth he went for pleasure sir
Poor lad he perished too
'Twas in the summer fishing
That season of the year
They sailed away from Courtown,
From friends that loved them dear.v
They sailed out to the fishing ground,
They spent some time in prayer,
And like experienced fishermen
Their nets they shot with care.
When morning rose put on oil clothes
And then prepared to haul
And we are told she was capsized
All by a bitter squall.iv
Before I do lay down my pen
There's one request I crave
That you'll pray for those poor men
Who met with watery graves.The above poem referrs to a fishing boat which was lost in the year 1865 on the 9th June at(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Darcy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Mac Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Riverchapel, Co. Wexford