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School: Knockerra (B.) Killimer

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Knockerra, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 142

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  1. Song of the Shannon Disaster (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Their fate will be recorded along the Kerry shore,
    God help the friends they left behind their loss they may deplore.

    (IV)
    The names of those I will unfold in hopes for them you'll pray,
    That they may gain salvation upon their judgment day,
    John Murphy and his loving son the owners of the boat,
    God help his wife and children their loss they may deplore.

    (V)
    Next it was Miss Scanlan and her loving sister Kate,
    With Michael and Bridget which grieves me to relate,
    They came on a tour of pleasure and little did they know,
    The swelling tide would rise so high as to prove (?) their overthrow.
    (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
    Collector
    John Cunningham
    Gender
    Male