Wreck of the Eliza, The

DESCRIPTION: Barquentine Eliza is wrecked "at the fatal sand of Cahore Point" by hurricane winds. Rescue attempts by rocket line and life-boat fail though the life-boat itself returns safely.
AUTHOR: Pat Ennis of Cahore
EARLIEST DATE: 1945 (Ranson-SongsOfTheWexfordCoast)
KEYWORDS: drowning sea ship storm wreck sailor
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Dec 24, 1895 - "The Eliza was lost at Cahore point"; three of the crew were rescued. (source: Bourke in _Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast_ v1, p. 52)
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ranson-SongsOfTheWexfordCoast, pp. 56-57, "The Wreck of the Eliza" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #20519
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Bold Jack Donahoe" (tune) and references there
NOTES [21 words]: Cahore Point is south of the town of Gorey in northeast Wexford. According to the ballad it is "some leagues away" from home. - BS
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File: Ran056

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