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Long, long ago ancestral lore was passed on orally;
The spark to light the Cultural Fire was lit in family
And local neighbours and the clan, all warmed to that same Flame
And so all came to act the same, all Keepers of the Flame.
Ár gcultúr…

Location: Carlow county
A call to battle to take the All-Ireland crown from the Kingdom

The poem is a snapshot in time, noticing the small nest in a less than secure setting.

Location: Carlow County
Another song in praise of Kevin Barry, written by MCN of Borris

A picture of the harsh life of a mountain farmer

For two hundred years its stood,
Among the Wicklow hills,
The source of people's hopes,
The cure for many ills.
It was built by Fr Blanchfield,
With faith and a hundred pound,
And it is fitting that there he rests,
Inside the church he…

The ballad tells the story of one victim of Colonial 'justice', where a sentence without compassion compounded the misery of the Famine by cruel application of the law.

Location: Carlow north
Recitation about the Rambling Houses tradition.