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The roll is called, Big Jim is gone, his voice we’ll hear no more,
But his name is etched forever on the pages of folklore.
For those who knew this gentle giant, he was an easy friend to love
And on Good Friday evening Jim was called to Heaven…

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 song captures the violence and the heroism of a young woman during one of the battles of 1798

You may sing about Killarney and the homes of Donegal
But one place is so dear to me, it’s the very best of all.
The place that I return to no matter where I roam,
It’s that little spot in Carlow, It’s my Ballinabranna Home.

When young I…

Mickey gives an account of his encounter with the law after a long session in various hostelries, together with sound advice as a result of the experience!

‘Twas a Saturday in October in 1983
Just another Saturday or so it seemed to be;
But…

The poem describes the characters and goings-on at a local ball.
From the Seamus Murphy collection.

Location: Carlow south
Mikey, a famous character in his own right, pays tribute to his friend and famous character, Jim Nolan

Location: Carlow south
John pays tribute to the famous storyteller, Jim Nolan

Location: Carlow town
Tony remembers the visit to the Carlow Singers' club of the great Con Greaney

Location: Carlow west
The events and characters at a house dance, after the threshing