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The Blacks and Whites Dressed in Glory
Author: Luke Morrissey

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Location: South Carlow
Here Luke lists the exploits of the individual heroes.

Tags: Carlow South, Local Hero, Morrissey L, Sporting Hero

Tribute to Paaks Connolly
Author: Eddie McDonald

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Location: Carlow County and Clonmore area
Eddie pays tribute to a local football hero

Tags: Carlow County, Local Hero, McDonald E, Sporting Hero

Bishop James Doyle J.K.L.
Author: William O'Neill (Slieve Margy)

Location: Carlow county
The poem is in praise of the great bishop known as JKL.

Tags: Carlow County, Local Hero, O'Neill W, Religion, Social Comment

Congo

Location: Carlow Town
Kevin gleeson was one of the Irish UN peacekeepers killed in the Niemba ambush in 1960. His heroism and sacrifice, as well as that of his comrades, is celebrated in this poem

Tags: Author Unknown, Carlow Town, Local Hero

The Wexford Rebel
Author: Kate O'Leary

A local view of the heroic sacrifice made by a local hero in his struggle to help his people in 1798.

Tags: Carlow South, Local Hero, O'Leary K, Patriotic Hero

The Ballad of Trooper Brown
Author: Jack Comerford

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Tags: Comerford J, Local Hero

Ploughing of Crossleigh

Tags: Carlow West, Local Hero, Social Comment

Tom Kehoe
Author: Seamus Kavanagh
Seamus was born, reared and worked as school teacher and Principal in local schools in East Carlow and West Wicklow.

Tom Kehoe, was born in a house that straddlesd the Carlow-Wicklow border. He became a member of Michael Collins' 'Squad' and was regarded as Collins' right-hand-man. A high-ranking officer of the Free State army, Tom was killed by a booby-trap mine…

Tags: Carlow East, Local Hero, Patriotic Hero, Social Comment

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