Story of lifeboat immortalised in song to fund restoration drive

She has been immortalised in folklore, story and paintings. Now the legend of the famous lifeboat Mary Stanford has been recorded in song to help fund her ambitious restoration.

Story of lifeboat immortalised in song to fund restoration drive

East Cork musician John Joyce, of Finnegans Gaels, had penned Mary… this, The Mary Stanford Song, which features on a 12-track CD of traditional Irish songs which has been launched by the Save the Mary Stanford Committee in Ballycotton, Co Cork.

Proceeds from the sale of the €10 CD will go directly towards the lifeboat restoration project.

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