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- Collection: Traditional Songs, poems, and stories
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Dance at Marley
Author: P.J. McCall
Location: Carlow east
A record of an important local event and a view of a way of life
A record of an important local event and a view of a way of life
Poem From the Hills
Author: J.J. Townsend
Location: Carlow west
A fun poem about a quality ass from Seskinrae.
A fun poem about a quality ass from Seskinrae.
Charming County Carlow
Author: P.J. Furey
A newspaper clipping featuring a song about County Carlow by one P.J. Furey, in which he takes a tour around the county
Far Away in Old Bunclody
Song about Bunclody as sung by Les Carty
Theme: Pride in Place
Theme: Pride in Place
The Bogs of Rathnagry
Author: W. Byrne
Theme: Local Event
Retrospective song about the burning of the bogs of Rathnagry by the men of Carlow.
Retrospective song about the burning of the bogs of Rathnagry by the men of Carlow.
Fogarty's Threshing
Author: Jim Nolan
Performed by Danny Browne
Location: Carlow south
The great storyteller gives a fun recitation about an event from the county, giving a view of traditional work on the farm, as well as some of the mischief!
The great storyteller gives a fun recitation about an event from the county, giving a view of traditional work on the farm, as well as some of the mischief!
The County of Carlow
Author: John Candy
Location: County Carlow
A ramble through some of the notable places in County Carlow
A ramble through some of the notable places in County Carlow
The Rambling House
Author: John Candy
Location: Carlow north
Recitation about the Rambling Houses tradition.
Recitation about the Rambling Houses tradition.
The Village of Clonmore
Author: John Candy
Location: North Carlow, Clonmore
John remembers the place of his youth and its history
John remembers the place of his youth and its history
The Croppy Boy
Location: Carlow south
A famous traditional hero-song written about the 1798 Rebellion. Cornwall was a magistrate based in Myshall.
A famous traditional hero-song written about the 1798 Rebellion. Cornwall was a magistrate based in Myshall.