Wreck of the Avondale, The

DESCRIPTION: The lighter Avondale, bound from Carrick to the Gasworks, hits a bridge and is wrecked with 13 tons of coal. The crew -- Captain Britt, his little son, and dog -- survive.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: Nov 1903 (_Clonmel Chronicle,_ according to OLochlainn-MoreIrishStreetBallads)
KEYWORDS: river ship wreck dog children humorous
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
OLochlainn-MoreIrishStreetBallads 20A, "The Wreck of the Avondale" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9777
NOTES [10 words]: A river boat wreck on the Suir river in South Tipperary. - BS
File: OLcM020A

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