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Song of Graiguenamanagh
Author: Kate O'Leary
Air: Fainne Geal an Lae
The song is in praise of the Graiguenamanagh and Tinnahinch area along the Barrow.
The Barrow and The Nore
Author: Rowan McCoombe
The poem sings the history and praises the beauty of the valleys of Barrow and Nore.
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.
The Secrets of the Stones
Author: Dave Barron
Air: England's Motorway
The druids worshipped golden Fionn five thousand years ago;
They marked his birthday every year in monuments of stone;
And when mid-winter morning sun peeped o’er the rim of gold
It lit the shrine of Newgrange stone right to the very…
They marked his birthday every year in monuments of stone;
And when mid-winter morning sun peeped o’er the rim of gold
It lit the shrine of Newgrange stone right to the very…
The Kingdom's Crown
Author: Tommy lynch
Location: Carlow county
A call to battle to take the All-Ireland crown from the Kingdom
A call to battle to take the All-Ireland crown from the Kingdom
Green Hills of Rossmore
Author: Seamus Dunne
Singer: Seamus Dunne
Second singer: Fiach Moriarty
Location: Carlow west
Seamus remembers life as a collier and some sights of Rossmore, before having to emigrate when the works closed
There’s many a place in Ireland of fame and great renown
And there’s one of them so dear to me quite near…
Seamus remembers life as a collier and some sights of Rossmore, before having to emigrate when the works closed
There’s many a place in Ireland of fame and great renown
And there’s one of them so dear to me quite near…
Heartache of the Exile
Location: Carlow county, Carlow west
The poem tells of the sadness of the exile
The poem tells of the sadness of the exile
Valley of Clonmore
Author: Eddie McDonald
Location: Carlow north, Clonmore
Eddie pays tribute to his native valley, its scenery and long history
Eddie pays tribute to his native valley, its scenery and long history
Tribute to Jim Nolan
Author: Mikey Byrne
Location: Carlow south
Mikey, a famous character in his own right, pays tribute to his friend and famous character, Jim Nolan
Mikey, a famous character in his own right, pays tribute to his friend and famous character, Jim Nolan
A Thousand Leagues From Carlow town
Author: John Locke, Callan
Location: Carlow town
A poem about an emigrant girl, fallen on hard times in New York
A poem about an emigrant girl, fallen on hard times in New York