Gallagher Boys from Northern Shores by Danny Diamond & Brian Miller -- Northern Shores

This song commemorates a tragedy that struck the close knit Irish-American community of Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. Singer Dominick Gallagher (1867-1954) was six years old in 1873 when word came that The Lookout sank while making the 70 mile return trip from a supply run to Traverse City. Dominick’s own father was supposed to be on the ship (along with other Gallagher relatives) but miraculously returned the next day thanks to a friend that convinced him to stay on the mainland. This is Dominick’s own version of the song with a few additional verses from the singing of fellow islander Johnny Green.

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