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Painting, PORT JACKSON in heavy weather by William MacDowell (1888-1950)
Painting, PORT JACKSON in heavy weather by William MacDowell (1888-1950)

Painting, PORT JACKSON in heavy weather by William MacDowell (1888-1950)

Date1920s
Object number00029342
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
DimensionsOverall: 121 x 165 mm, 1 mm, 0.1 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Estate of Peter Britz
HistoryPaddy Doyle was a sea shanty sung when securing the topsails. According to Fred H. Buryeson in the "Coast Seamen's Journal" June 23, 1909, Paddy Doyle was a Liverpool shoemaker known for the excellence of his sea-boots and his willness to supply them on credit. The lyrics: To me way ay, ay-ay, yah! We'll pay Paddy Doyle for his boots. To me way ay, ay-ay, yah! We'll all drink whisky and gin. To me way ay, ay-ay, yah! We'll all shave under the chin.