Poulshone Fishermen, The

DESCRIPTION: A maid reports the disaster: April 3, 1863, at Courtown Harbour, four Poulshone boys drown "when a sudden squall capsized their yawl." Redmond and Kelly are rescued by "young Clancy and his crew" but Earle and Leary are lost.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Ranson-SongsOfTheWexfordCoast)
KEYWORDS: drowning sea ship storm wreck fishing
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ranson-SongsOfTheWexfordCoast, pp. 102-103, "The Poulshone Fishermen" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #20547
NOTES [10 words]: Poulshone and Courtown are on the northern coast of Wexford. - BS
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File: Ran102

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