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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 Turning of the Year
Author: Dave Barron
Singer: Dave Barron
Christmas time is here, the turning of the year;
We celebrate with feasting and with hope for the new year,
Chorus:
And all enjoy the season, the turning of the year;
Each home is full of happiness and all are of good…
We celebrate with feasting and with hope for the new year,
Chorus:
And all enjoy the season, the turning of the year;
Each home is full of happiness and all are of good…
The Shooting At Shean
Author: Peter Cleary
Singer 1: Danny Browne
Singer 2: John Candy
In the county of Carlow two rebels were slaughtered
Two brave Irish heroes who loved Erin dear
With the guns of the British that they lent Dick Mulcahy
They were both assassinated at Carthy’s of Shean.
That beautiful mountain looks down over…
Two brave Irish heroes who loved Erin dear
With the guns of the British that they lent Dick Mulcahy
They were both assassinated at Carthy’s of Shean.
That beautiful mountain looks down over…
The Seed in the Soil
Author: D. Barron
Air: THUGAMAR FÉIN AN SAMHRADH LINN
Performed by the Carlow Storytellers
Lyrics:
The seed in the soil creeps up to the light
Seeking new life in Springtime cold;
The slow beat of life shows green, shows white,
Growing new buds in flower and grove.
The flower, bud and leaf then burst into life,
Pulsing with sap…
The seed in the soil creeps up to the light
Seeking new life in Springtime cold;
The slow beat of life shows green, shows white,
Growing new buds in flower and grove.
The flower, bud and leaf then burst into life,
Pulsing with sap…
The Secrets of the Stones
Author: Dave Barron
Air: England's Motorway
The druids worshipped golden Fionn five thousand years ago;
They marked his birthday every year in monuments of stone;
And when mid-winter morning sun peeped o’er the rim of gold
It lit the shrine of Newgrange stone right to the very…
They marked his birthday every year in monuments of stone;
And when mid-winter morning sun peeped o’er the rim of gold
It lit the shrine of Newgrange stone right to the very…
The Seasons of Our Years
Author: Dave Barron
Air: Shanagolden
Singer: Mick O'connor
THE SEASONS OF OUR YEARS
Do you remember, darling, the springtime of our years,
The passion, the tensions, the laughter, and some fears?
We planted love together and tended it with care
And we faced into our seasons, uncertain what lay…
Do you remember, darling, the springtime of our years,
The passion, the tensions, the laughter, and some fears?
We planted love together and tended it with care
And we faced into our seasons, uncertain what lay…
The Rambling House
Author: John Candy
Location: Carlow north
Recitation about the Rambling Houses tradition.
Recitation about the Rambling Houses tradition.
The Mountainy Farmer
Author: Tommy Lynch
A picture of the harsh life of a mountain farmer