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The Carlow Blues.jpg
Location: Carlow town
O'Hanrahan's, often known as 'The Blues', is based in Carlow Town and have a long history of good football teams. This text is a jocose 'dig' at a robust style of play!

Memories of Haddens, J. Candy.jpg
Location: Carlow town
John remembers working in Haddens' of Carlow, and some of the people he met there.

Mary From Sweet Carlow Town.jpg
Location: Carlow Town
A love story of loyalty and a happy ending.

Carlow Town, S. McCarthy, Damien Brett.MP3
Location: Carlow town
Sean McCarthy (Shanagolden) wrote this after a sojourn in Carlow. It tells the sad love story of a widow with young son whose father died in the fight for freedom.
The second text is Sean's own telling of the context for his…

Eire Og From Carlow town 1.jpg
Location: Carlow Town
A celebration of the great town team of the 1990s

Dear Old Carlow Town, David Byrne.MP3
Location: Carlow town
A nostalgic reverie about the town, places and people.

Congo1.jpg
Location: Carlow Town
Kevin gleeson was one of the Irish UN peacekeepers killed in the Niemba ambush in 1960. His heroism and sacrifice, as well as that of his comrades, is celebrated in this poem

Carlow Town 2, Makem.WAV
Tommy Makem wrote this in the late 1960's; he used travel to Carpenter's bar in Carlow to help raise funds for the victims of the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the Makem Centre for accessing the melody

Carlow Razor Blade.jpg
Location: Carlow town
A fun song, but with a political undertone. There was a blade factory located in Graiguecullen, Carlow .
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