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Location: All county, especially north-east
Tony Malone collected this version of the song about Kevin Barry, sung by Wexford singer Paddy Berry

Location: South, Barrow valley
While people in Newfoundland claim ownership of this song, it is more likely that it was brought to Newfoundland by emigrants from the south Carlow area.

Location: South Carlow, Myshall area
The men were slain during the Irish civil War in 1922, at Shean, near Myshall. It seems fitting to have both poems side by side.

An account, somewhat gloating, of a Wexford victory over a Carlow team in a game of hurling played in 1760!
From a book owned by Michael Morrissey, nephew of Luke Morrissey, titled 'In Praise of Heroes'.

Location: Carlow county, Carlow west
The poem tells of the sadness of the exile

An account of an incident in 1798, another version of 'The Croppy boy'

The poem describes the characters and goings-on at a local ball.
From the Seamus Murphy collection.

Location: South-east Carlow, especially Bunclody / Carrigduff area

Song about Bunclody as sung by Les Carty
Theme: Pride in Place

The recitation recounts the awful and traumatic events when four local youths, John Murphy, and brothers James, John and Eddie Doran, along with four other youths, were drowned in Doolin Bay They were attending the Lisdoonvarna Festival on july 31st…