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Coadjutor Bishop Laurence
Author: Luke Morrissey
Location: Carlow county
Luke remembers a local, kindly bishop
Luke remembers a local, kindly bishop
County of Carlow
Author: J. Candy
Location: Carlow county
John takes a ramble through many Carlow localities.
John takes a ramble through many Carlow localities.
Dear Old Carlow Town
Author: Percy. McEvoy
Singer: David Byrne
Second singer: Fiach Moriarty
Location: Carlow town
A nostalgic reverie about the town, places and people.
A nostalgic reverie about the town, places and people.
Death of Fay
Author: MCN, M.C. Nolan
Location: Carlow south
An angry response to the brutal treatment given to a dying hero by the Black and Tans; reflects the anger and disgust with which the people viewed these 'soldiers'.
An angry response to the brutal treatment given to a dying hero by the Black and Tans; reflects the anger and disgust with which the people viewed these 'soldiers'.
Dick Jones of Croneskeagh
Location: Carlow north
A comic description of how a local man acquired a wife!
A comic description of how a local man acquired a wife!
Dreaming of Carlow
Author:J. Candy
Location: Carlow north
John adopts the persona of a sad and lonely emigrant as he wistfully remembers his native place at Christmas.
John adopts the persona of a sad and lonely emigrant as he wistfully remembers his native place at Christmas.
Eddie's Rambling House
Author; J. Candy
Eddie McDonald of Clonmore is one of the key collectors of old Carlow pieces, as well as the host for one of the oldest Rambling House sessions.
Evening in St. Mullins
Author: J. McD
Location: Carlow South
The poem evokes the thoughts and feelings generated by the ancient monastic settlement and graveyard of St. Mullins
The poem evokes the thoughts and feelings generated by the ancient monastic settlement and graveyard of St. Mullins
Fair woods of Drummond
Author: Edward O'Leary
Location: South Carlow
A celebration and a thanksgiving for the relaxing delights of Drummond woods and the Barrow.
A celebration and a thanksgiving for the relaxing delights of Drummond woods and the Barrow.
Fate of Cahir Ruadh
Author: P.J. McCall
Location: Blackstairs
The poem narrates the story of a highwayman's attempt to kidnap a girl, her rescue by her true love and the subsequent death of the highwayman after a pursuit by the people.
The poem narrates the story of a highwayman's attempt to kidnap a girl, her rescue by her true love and the subsequent death of the highwayman after a pursuit by the people.