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- Collection: Traditional Songs, poems, and stories
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Valley of Clonmore
Author: Eddie McDonald
Location: Carlow north, Clonmore
Eddie pays tribute to his native valley, its scenery and long history
Eddie pays tribute to his native valley, its scenery and long history
Tribute to Paaks Connolly
Author: Eddie McDonald
Location: Carlow County and Clonmore area
Eddie pays tribute to a local football hero
Eddie pays tribute to a local football hero
Tribute to Jim Nolan
Author: Mikey Byrne
Location: Carlow south
Mikey, a famous character in his own right, pays tribute to his friend and famous character, Jim Nolan
Mikey, a famous character in his own right, pays tribute to his friend and famous character, Jim Nolan
Tribute to Jim Nolan
Author: John Candy
Location: Carlow south
John pays tribute to the famous storyteller, Jim Nolan
John pays tribute to the famous storyteller, Jim Nolan
Threshing Dance in Doyles' of Raheendoran
Author: Luke Morrissey
Location: Carlow west
The events and characters at a house dance, after the threshing
The events and characters at a house dance, after the threshing
Three Little Fishermen
Location: Carlow west, River Barrow
A fun poem about fishermen, their tales and dreams.
A fun poem about fishermen, their tales and dreams.
A Thousand Leagues From Carlow town
Author: John Locke, Callan
Location: Carlow town
A poem about an emigrant girl, fallen on hard times in New York
A poem about an emigrant girl, fallen on hard times in New York
Though We're Not a Hurling County
Author: Percy McEvoy
Location: Carlow county
The poem celebrates the achievements of the Carlow hurling team of 1960
The poem celebrates the achievements of the Carlow hurling team of 1960
Thomas Traynor
Singer 1: Fiach Moriarty
Singer 2: Danny Browne
Singer 3: Tony Malone
Location: Carlow County, especially Tullow
Thomas Traynor, from Tullow, was executed because of his involvement in the 1916 rebellion. Together with Kevin Barry and eight others he was initially buried in an unmarked grave in Mountjoy.
Thomas Traynor, from Tullow, was executed because of his involvement in the 1916 rebellion. Together with Kevin Barry and eight others he was initially buried in an unmarked grave in Mountjoy.
The Girl I left Behind Me
Location: Carlow County
A love song about two lovers separated by the military term of the young man.
A love song about two lovers separated by the military term of the young man.