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Nancy Sheil supplied this song, written by John O'Reilly from near Arklow, County Wicklow, about a lovestruck young man who had to leave his love to earn his fortune before returning to marry her.
The second version is sung by the author, John…

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…

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

The poet describes the beauties of May Morning at Ballyduff Rath.

The poet, from Graiguenamanagh, sings the praises of his native place

The song is in praise of the Graiguenamanagh and Tinnahinch area along the Barrow.

The poem sings the history and praises the beauty of the valleys of Barrow and Nore.

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…

Location: Carlow south
Luke wrote this to celebrate the Rangers hurling success in 2006

Location: Carlow south
The poem remembers the killing of two brothers by the Black and Tans, in the War of independence