*No Fighting Chance, Ireland’s Lady of the Lake Disaster of 1833* <http://goo.gl/pU11AD> retells the notable maritime disaster that befell Irish emigrants by drawing from period correspondence, newspaper reports and advertisements, as well as other reference materials. The shipwreck is known as the “little Titanic” because of its similar encounter with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and where both ships rest today. The book attempts to describe the circumstances that forced these individuals to pull up roots from their humble villages and towns, a decade before the Great Famine and retell for their individual and collective perspectives. Their hopes, fears, aspirations and challenges are presented in many of the chapters. Aside from the factual information related to the disaster, the book provides an analysis of its causes including the probable intoxication of the ship’s Scottish captain at the time of the collision. It appears the captain’s treatment of the survivors only worsened in the several days following the sinking of the Lady of the Lake. For over 180 years the names of the victims have been lost to time. However, through my research I was able to discover the names of all of the passengers and to merge this information with other accounts. In doing so, I believe I have created what likely may be the only accurate listing of the Irish families who were aboard the ship, information which would be invaluable to the larger Irish genealogical community. Each chapter leads off with a one page excerpt from the namesake narrative poem, Lady of the Lake, which was written by Sir Walter Scott twenty years prior to the disaster. These passages from the namesake poem before each chapter appear to foreshadow the tragedy at sea in 1833. However, this book is not simply a maritime disaster but a story that is intertwined with another Irish tragedy that occurred in the same month in 1833. That other tragedy resulted from the longest recorded professional prizefight in boxing history, lasting 99 rounds and stretching over 3 hours. In many ways this championship bare-fisted contest echoed the tragedy that was unfolding at sea thousands of miles away. The hopes of thousands of Irish would be dashed at the hands of a Scot and mar the collective Irish soul for decades later. This bare-fisted contest matched the Irish champion against his Scottish counterpart battling for the championship of England. What makes this story most tragic is that not only did the Irish champion lose in the brutal fight but that he died from “mortification” two days later. Although the book is primarily focused on the shipwreck, each chapter contains a brief description of the parallel struggle that was taking place in the ring at that time. My hope is that this book will provide the impetus for learning about the individuals and families that were lost in the tragedy. I invite readers to share the stories of the heroes, villains, and the innocent passengers of the Lady of the Lake. My wish is that this work will inspire others to complete the genealogical and biographical backgrounds of the individuals mentioned and share this information in an interactive website that has been created for this purpose. I believe it is important that those lost in 1833 be remembered and honored today. (Pages 209) *Surname List* Armstrong, Atchison, Atkin, Bailey, Bailie, Bailliff, Baird, Barnett, Beard, Boyd, Brady, Brooks, Burris, Cane, Carrigan, Conrie, Cooper, Cord, Cot, Cox, Cringle, Crone, Crossin, Cunningham, Davison, Davidson, Dining, Dirring, Douglas(s), Doyle, Duff, Eagleson, Fegart, Ferguson, Filson, Fitzsimmons. Flood, Forbes, Foster, Frizel, Garagan, Gardin, Gillinder, Graham, Grant, Greer, Griddith, Griffin, Jones, Kelly, Kennedy, Kingsborough, Leaster, Least, M’Afee, M’Auley, Mc Cauliff, M’Cart, McCartney, M’Carty, M’Caughen, M’Comb, McCord, M’Cowan, M’Donnell, McKentyre, McEntyre, McGaragan, McGlaughlin, M’Intear, M’Kay, M,Keen, McKenna, M’Master, McMullan, McMillan, M’Namee, M’Nickle, M’Quilkin, McReilly, M’Sudiga(a), Magee, McAfee, Measlin, Monaghan, Mulholland, Parke, Quinn, Reilly, Rice, Ritchie, Robinson, Robson, Riddell, Scott, Shaw, Siddy, Sillers, Simons, Sitt, Spence, Stevenson, Tierney, Tome, Trodden, Turner, Vallily, Wallace, Wilson, Winters, Whitlaw, Wright

Hi Jim, Bought, paid for and winging its way to me. Sounds right up my street. I am fascinated by these early emigrants as so many of them would have been my people. No Grays on your list of passengers, but there are Boyds and other family names. Thank you for the recommendation. (Bet this does not appear on the List as per usual but it is also going to you.) Boyd http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/default.htm http://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy -----Original Message----- From: cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim McKane via Sent: 27 June 2015 13:42 To: Co Tyrone Ireland Subject: [CoTyIre] CoTyroneIreland.com - New E-Book *No Fighting Chance, Ireland's Lady of the Lake Disaster of 1833* <http://goo.gl/pU11AD> retells the notable maritime disaster that befell Irish emigrants by drawing from period correspondence, newspaper reports and advertisements, as well as other reference materials. The shipwreck is known as the "little Titanic" because of its similar encounter with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and where both ships rest today. The book attempts to describe the circumstances that forced these individuals to pull up roots from their humble villages and towns, a decade before the Great Famine and retell for their individual and collective perspectives. Their hopes, fears, aspirations and challenges are presented in many of the chapters. Aside from the factual information related to the disaster, the book provides an analysis of its causes including the probable intoxication of the ship's Scottish captain at the time of the collision. It appears the captain's treatment of the survivors only worsened in the several days following the sinking of the Lady of the Lake. For over 180 years the names of the victims have been lost to time. However, through my research I was able to discover the names of all of the passengers and to merge this information with other accounts. In doing so, I believe I have created what likely may be the only accurate listing of the Irish families who were aboard the ship, information which would be invaluable to the larger Irish genealogical community. Each chapter leads off with a one page excerpt from the namesake narrative poem, Lady of the Lake, which was written by Sir Walter Scott twenty years prior to the disaster. These passages from the namesake poem before each chapter appear to foreshadow the tragedy at sea in 1833. However, this book is not simply a maritime disaster but a story that is intertwined with another Irish tragedy that occurred in the same month in 1833. That other tragedy resulted from the longest recorded professional prizefight in boxing history, lasting 99 rounds and stretching over 3 hours. In many ways this championship bare-fisted contest echoed the tragedy that was unfolding at sea thousands of miles away. The hopes of thousands of Irish would be dashed at the hands of a Scot and mar the collective Irish soul for decades later. This bare-fisted contest matched the Irish champion against his Scottish counterpart battling for the championship of England. What makes this story most tragic is that not only did the Irish champion lose in the brutal fight but that he died from "mortification" two days later. Although the book is primarily focused on the shipwreck, each chapter contains a brief description of the parallel struggle that was taking place in the ring at that time. My hope is that this book will provide the impetus for learning about the individuals and families that were lost in the tragedy. I invite readers to share the stories of the heroes, villains, and the innocent passengers of the Lady of the Lake. My wish is that this work will inspire others to complete the genealogical and biographical backgrounds of the individuals mentioned and share this information in an interactive website that has been created for this purpose. I believe it is important that those lost in 1833 be remembered and honored today. (Pages 209) *Surname List* Armstrong, Atchison, Atkin, Bailey, Bailie, Bailliff, Baird, Barnett, Beard, Boyd, Brady, Brooks, Burris, Cane, Carrigan, Conrie, Cooper, Cord, Cot, Cox, Cringle, Crone, Crossin, Cunningham, Davison, Davidson, Dining, Dirring, Douglas(s), Doyle, Duff, Eagleson, Fegart, Ferguson, Filson, Fitzsimmons. Flood, Forbes, Foster, Frizel, Garagan, Gardin, Gillinder, Graham, Grant, Greer, Griddith, Griffin, Jones, Kelly, Kennedy, Kingsborough, Leaster, Least, M'Afee, M'Auley, Mc Cauliff, M'Cart, McCartney, M'Carty, M'Caughen, M'Comb, McCord, M'Cowan, M'Donnell, McKentyre, McEntyre, McGaragan, McGlaughlin, M'Intear, M'Kay, M,Keen, McKenna, M'Master, McMullan, McMillan, M'Namee, M'Nickle, M'Quilkin, McReilly, M'Sudiga(a), Magee, McAfee, Measlin, Monaghan, Mulholland, Parke, Quinn, Reilly, Rice, Ritchie, Robinson, Robson, Riddell, Scott, Shaw, Siddy, Sillers, Simons, Sitt, Spence, Stevenson, Tierney, Tome, Trodden, Turner, Vallily, Wallace, Wilson, Winters, Whitlaw, Wright ------------- Our community web-site: http://cotyroneireland.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message