Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Kitty of Coleraine

Another print from my walk around Coleraine Marina recently.  This was a brass fixing and screw on a very old wooden boat in the process of being restored.  A very famous old boat, as it happens - none other than 'Kitty of Coleraine'.  Now I know that as well-read you lot are, it is very unlikely you will know about Kitty of Coleraine, but around The Liberties it's known not just as the name of a boat, but as the title of an old Ulster folk song.



Part of the boat Kitty of Coleraine, under restoration.  Ilford Warmtone RC paper, sepia tone. 120 neg.

Perhaps a little better known that I imagined, actually, since a bit of desktop research reveals that none other than the great Bing Crosby covered it, which if you are a Bing fan you might like to see&hear by clicking here.
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4 comments:

  1. SHH2 October 2018 at 17:11

    It also inspired the Red Sails in the Sunset song.

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    1. Michael McNeill3 October 2018 at 10:15

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Steve. I was unaware of that connection to the famous 'Red Sails' song.

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  2. Tom Mcclea Positive Belfast9 March 2020 at 16:41

    I would love to see the Kitty of Coleraine. Is it still being restored at Colersine Marina?

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    1. Michael McNeill10 March 2020 at 21:37

      I’m afraid I don’t know, Tom. I haven’t been to the marina in a good while.

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