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Ideals of Nineteen and Sixteen
Author: Donal Morrissey
In that chilling trial court hall,
We heard the victim called,
Filled with fear of what he’d say,
Cause he failed to pay his way,
Will his home not be his own?
Seems like eviction the following day.
In his second court recall,
His hopes…
We heard the victim called,
Filled with fear of what he’d say,
Cause he failed to pay his way,
Will his home not be his own?
Seems like eviction the following day.
In his second court recall,
His hopes…
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.
Sprig of Heather
Author: J.J. Callanan
Jeremiah Joseph Callanan was employed for a time as a teacher in the classical Day and Boarding School of G.A. Lynch at Everton House, Graiguecullen. The poem lauds the resilience of the simple heather plant and praises the beauty of the locality.
Bloody Sunday 1920
Author: Luke Morrissey
Location: County Carlow
Luke regisrters the disgust felt throughout the country at the killings by English troops in Croke Park on 'Bloody Sunday@.
Luke regisrters the disgust felt throughout the country at the killings by English troops in Croke Park on 'Bloody Sunday@.
Graves of the Brother Martyrs
Author: M.C. Nolan
Location: Carlow south
The poem remembers the killing of two brothers by the Black and Tans, in the War of independence
The poem remembers the killing of two brothers by the Black and Tans, in the War of independence
Wind That shakes the Barley
Location Carlow south
The poem explores the link between love and love of country
The poem explores the link between love and love of country
Thomas Traynor
Singer 1: Fiach Moriarty
Singer 2: Danny Browne
Singer 3: Tony Malone
Location: Carlow County, especially Tullow
Thomas Traynor, from Tullow, was executed because of his involvement in the 1916 rebellion. Together with Kevin Barry and eight others he was initially buried in an unmarked grave in Mountjoy.
Thomas Traynor, from Tullow, was executed because of his involvement in the 1916 rebellion. Together with Kevin Barry and eight others he was initially buried in an unmarked grave in Mountjoy.