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    “The following song was composed on The Drowning at Lough Sillan...”

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    The fathers they were frantic
    And the mothers screaming wild
    O my God above where is my love
    My only darling child.
    VII
    May the Lord comfort their parents
    And their friends now to implore
    Who were left behind to mourn the loss
    Who on earth shall see no more
    And may the Lord on high who was witness to this sad tragedy
    With his all-seeing eye.
    May the master and the scholars
    The monitor and his wife
    Who went a boating on Lough Sillan
    Where they lost their precious life.
    R.I.P.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crosson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinnea, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Killaliss, Co. Cavan