[Craic] On this day, in 1806

[Ted Schmidt]

is this an Irish rovers song?

On Jul 4, 2020, at 12:07 PM, hoary at ieee.org wrote:

On the 4th of July, 1806 we set sail from the sweet cove of Cork.  We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks For the Grand City Hall in New York. It was a wonderful craft, she was rigged fore and aft and oh, how the wild wind drove her. She stood several blasts, she had twenty seven masts and they called her The Irish Rover.
 
We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stone
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides
We had four million barrels of bones
We had five million hogs and 
Six million dogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bails of old nanny-goats' tails
In the hold of the Irish Rover
 
There was old Mickey Coote who played hard on his flute when the ladies lined up for a set. He was tootin' with skill for each sparkling quadrille, though the dancers were fluther'd and Bet. With his smart witty talk, he was cock of the walk and he rolled the dames under and over. They all knew at a glance when he took up his stance that he sailed on The Irish Rover
 
There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan from County Tyrone
There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work
And a man from Westmeath called Malone
There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as a rule
And Fighting Bill Treacy from Dover
And your man, Mick MacCann from the banks of the Bann
Was the skipper of the Irish Rover
 
We had sailed seven years when the measles broke out and the ship lost its way in the fog. And that whale of a crew was reduced down to two, just myself and the Captain's old dog. Then the ship struck a rock, oh Lord, what a shock. The bulkhead was turned right over. It Turned nine times around and the poor old dog was drowned.
 
I'm the last of The Irish Rover
 
Marto
 
From: craic <craic-bounces at lists.integralshift.ca> On Behalf Of Arthur Blomme
Sent: July 4, 2020 8:58 AM
To: Assisting virtual Craic <craic at lists.integralshift.ca>
Subject: [Craic] Saturday morning Craic - july 4 10:30 AM Eastern Time
 
Hi all 
We are once again meeting for Craic at 10:30 Saturday.   
Join Saturday morning Craic Zoom Meeting
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Time: May 16, 2020 10:30 AM Eastern Time

 

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