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Sister of Mercy
Author:R.D. Williams
The poem explores the motivation that inspired a nun's devotion. The Convent of Mercy on Dublin Road was the mother-house of the Sisters of Mercy.
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…
Life
Author: Dave Barron
Air: Siun Ui Dhuibhir
LIFE
Farewell to the days of our youth, now long gone bye,
The red sap that pulsed through young limbs now sere and dry;
The hot pulse that throbbed in wild heart and fiery limbs,
Now chilled and faded in time as memory dims.
Lonely and…
Farewell to the days of our youth, now long gone bye,
The red sap that pulsed through young limbs now sere and dry;
The hot pulse that throbbed in wild heart and fiery limbs,
Now chilled and faded in time as memory dims.
Lonely and…
The Shooting At Shean
Author: Peter Cleary
Singer 1: Danny Browne
Singer 2: John Candy
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…
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…
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…
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@.
Bishop James Doyle J.K.L.
Author: William O'Neill (Slieve Margy)
Location: Carlow county
The poem is in praise of the great bishop known as JKL.
The poem is in praise of the great bishop known as JKL.
Carlow Eleven
Author: Leo McGough
Location: Carlow county
Leo describes the strange events of an infamous application of the rules of Gaelic football, with Carlow the victims!
Leo describes the strange events of an infamous application of the rules of Gaelic football, with Carlow the victims!
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
Wealth and Happiness Author: M C Nolan
Location: Carlow south
MCN explores what might lead to true happiness
MCN explores what might lead to true happiness