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The Martyrdom of Kevin Barry,
Author: M.C. Nolan
Air: The Foggy Dew
Singer 1: Paddy Lawless, Borris
Singer 2: Paddy Lawless
Location: Carlow County
Another song in praise of Kevin Barry, written by MCN of Borris
Another song in praise of Kevin Barry, written by MCN of Borris
The Kingdom's Crown
Author: Tommy lynch
Location: Carlow county
A cal to battle to take the All-Ireland crown from the Kingdom
A cal to battle to take the All-Ireland crown from the Kingdom
The Keepers of the Flame
(Air: The Bantry Girl’s Lament)
Author: Dave Barron
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…
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…
The Jolly Fox Hunters
Author: unknown
Melody: The words fit the melody of The Glendalough Saint
Come boys let us follow the fox
No more we’ll be called lazy grunters;
We’ll hunt him through mountains and rocks
For we are the jolly fox hunters.
We’ll rise him at six in the morn;
I’ll hold ten to one that we’ll kill him;
If Lang…
No more we’ll be called lazy grunters;
We’ll hunt him through mountains and rocks
For we are the jolly fox hunters.
We’ll rise him at six in the morn;
I’ll hold ten to one that we’ll kill him;
If Lang…
The Girl I left Behind Me
Location: Carlow County
A love song about two lovers separated by the military term of the young man.
A love song about two lovers separated by the military term of the young man.