Wreck of the Ragamuffin ( Captain Nipper)

1 year ago
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A discussion on Reddit about the origins of 'Shores of Botany Bay', led me to this Irish American Music Hall song, which also features the ship 'Ragamuffin':
http://folksongandmusichall.com/index.php/wreck-of-the-ragamuffin/

Thanks to u/CDfm for pointing this one out to me:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IrishHistory/comments/zvb1lk/shores_of_botany_bay_written_by_an_irish/

The picture of a Clipper is the Great Republic, launched in 1853.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Republic_(1853_clipper)

Also a mudcat thread on this song:
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=65973

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