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The American Aginora
— A ship from Limerick to St John's is disabled. Two men drown. The food is lost.…
The Banks of Newfoundland (II)
— The singer bids landsmen to "bless your happy lot," since they are safe from st…
Brown Flour
— Hard times on Fogo. All we get is brown flour from Russia that won't rise, make…
Derry Walls Away
— The singer recalls when "Lord Antrim's men came down yon glen" While some oppos…
Derry's Walls
— 200 years ago "James and all his rebel band" were forced to retreat from Derry'…
Did You Ever See the Divil?
— The Devil dug "pritties" in the garden, swatting flies with his tail until "th…
Ellen O'Connor
— Ellen O'Connor is leaving Ireland because the famine and eviction have reached …
The Four-Loom Weaver
— Singer, a weaver, laments hard times -- his clothes are worn out, his furnitur…
The Gates of Londonderry
— King James and all his Host" attack Derry "but vain were all their Popish arts,…
The Glen Alone
— The crew lowers a boat to investigate "an ugly form" in the moonlit. It's the G…