Synopsis: In Welsh. The National Library of Wales translates the title as "History The ship was called London, which went to pieces when its tour to Australia, the 12th of January 1866, when 270 and was buried in the sea"
Notes on the Poem and Its Historical Context:
Story of the wreck by William McGonnagall
Synopsis: A brief description of the loss of the SS London in 1866.
First line - You landsmen all come rist [sic] to me …"
Synopsis: The story of the loss of the SS London in 1866
First line: Of all the dreadful shipwrecks we ever yet did hear
Historical Background:
The story of the London was the subject of extensive newspaper coverage and details of its loss has been thoroughly documented. [Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_London_(1864)]
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