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Boatmen that Are Gone
Author: Kit Ennis
Singer: Tony Malone
Location: West Carlow, Barrow The title says it all: looking back at a way of life and of work that are gone, the Barrow boys are no more. The author, Kit Ennis, was a lock keeper at Tinnahinch lock (Graiguenamanagh) in the 1920s.
A Visit to the Singers’ Club,
Author: Mikey Byrne
Location: Carlow town
Mikey visited the Singers' Club in Carlow and wrote this afterwards
Mikey visited the Singers' Club in Carlow and wrote this afterwards
The Martyrdom of Kevin Barry,
Author: M.C. Nolan
Air: The Foggy Dew
Singer 1: Paddy Lawless, Borris
Singer 2: Paddy Lawless
Location: Carlow County
Another song in praise of Kevin Barry, written by MCN of Borris
Another song in praise of Kevin Barry, written by MCN of Borris
Kevin Barry
Author: L. McGowan
Theme: Patriotism, hero, One of a number of songs and poems in honour of Kevin Barry. This version was written by L. McGowan while interned in 1921
Goodbye, Ye Hills
Theme: Pride in place, recitation by M.C. Nolan
A Friend on High
Author: M.C. Nolan
Theme: Religious poem from the early 20th century, written by M.C.N., Michael Conlaith Nolan, of Borris.
The Carlow Farmer's Ball
Author: John Hayden
Theme: Fun, with a glimpse of life in the past. Song for fun written by John Hayden telling of the Carlow Farmer's Ball.
Air: MacNamara's Ball
Air: MacNamara's Ball
By the Barrow's Banks
Author: W. O'Neill
Theme: Pride in place. Written by W. O'Neill, describing the Carlow scenery, particularly by the banks of the Barrow
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.