“The Wreck of the Eliza”
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.
Notes
Cahore Point is south of the town of Gorey in northeast Wexford. According to the ballad it is "some leagues away" from home. - BS
Historical references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)
Cross references
- cf. "Bold Jack Donahoe" (tune) and references there
References
- Ranson, pp. 56-57, "The Wreck of the Eliza" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, Ran056