Wreck of the Empress of Ireland : in which over one thousand lives were lost at the mouth of St. Laurence River on Friday, May 29, 1914
- Ballad Title
- Wreck of the Empress of Ireland : in which over one thousand lives were lost at the mouth of St. Laurence River on Friday, May 29, 1914
- Ballad Location
- National Library of Australia, SRef A 821 SHE/Col (small box)
- Digital Source
- Trove, National Library of Australia
- Background Information
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland
- Event Date
- 29/5/1914
- Event Location
- Mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada
- Printing Date
- 1914?
- Printing Location
- s.l.
- Printer Name
- s.n.
- First Line
- Throughoutthe wide world there is sorrow to-day
- Ballad Author
- Patrick Frances Collins
- Name of Ship
- Empress of Ireland
- Type of Ship
- Ocean liner
- Port of Origin
- Quebec City, Canada
- Intended Destination
- Liverpool, England
- Cause of Shipwreck
- Collision in thick fog
- Number of Casualties
- 1012
- Relevant Countries
- England, Canada
- Sub-Category
-
Shipwreck Ballads
- Language
-
English Ballads
