William Patrick Barron was born St. Joseph’s in 1919 and later lived in Placentia. He made his living as a fisherman and a sailor. In later years. he served as a quarter master on the CN boats.
A Few of William's Songs
Darling Cooly Bon
A beautiful maid from limerick makes for restless nights (collected by Agnes Walsh for the Town of Placentia in 2006).
Jim Harris
An account of the day a well known captain from St. Joseph's had a mishap at sea and ran down The Irene in Paradise Sound (collected by Agnes Walsh for the Town of Placentia in 2006).
Jimmy and Nancy
A young woman disguises herself as a man to follow her lover to sea. He learned it from Mick Ryan (collected by Agnes Walsh for the Town of Placentia in 2006).
Nancy from London
A maiden frets about her sailor out at sea (collected by Agnes Walsh for the Town of Placentia in 2006).
