A 144-page collection of Irish maritime songs, edited with musical arrangements and illustrations by James N. Healy. Sections include: Songs of Sailors and Their Loves, Shanties, Tall Ships A-Voyaging, Wrecks, Spanish Wine and Wild Geese, Come Back to Erin, The Fishermen of the Coast, Songs of the Lakes and Rivers, and The Coastline.

Healy (1916–1993) was an Irish actor, writer, and theatre producer from County Cork who was an avid collector of songs and ballads, appearing on radio programs such as The Real Blarney and Melodymakers.