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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
Sweet County Carlow
Author: M.C. Nolan
Location: South Carlow
MCN fondly remembers the place of his birth and childhood.
MCN fondly remembers the place of his birth and childhood.
Poem of the Passion
Author: M.C. Nolan
Location: Carlow South
The poem is indicative of the strong faith that people held in the past
The poem is indicative of the strong faith that people held in the past
Mountain of Beauty
Author: M.C. Nolan
Location: South Carlow
A reverie about an early love in a lovely setting
A reverie about an early love in a lovely setting
Miley Carroll
Author: M.C. Nolan
Lonely and cold in Rathanna there lies
In that old-fashioned churchyard a grave
And ‘neath the sod so deep, taking his last, long sleep
Lies a patriot lonely and brave.
For he died for his land, with his rifle in hand
And his face turned…
Kevin Barry
Author: M.C. Nolan
Singer: Paddy Lawless
Location: All county, especially north-east and Borris area.
MCN reflects admiration for a hero-martyr as well as anger at the treatment meted out to Kevin Barry just before his execution. Being from the south of the county, this shows the…
MCN reflects admiration for a hero-martyr as well as anger at the treatment meted out to Kevin Barry just before his execution. Being from the south of the county, this shows the…
In Thee My Lord
Author: M.C. Nolan
Location: Borris area.
MCN was from the Borris area. The poem is a simple prayer of trust in God.
MCN was from the Borris area. The poem is a simple prayer of trust in God.
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
Goodbye, Ye Hills
Theme: Pride in place, recitation by M.C. Nolan
Death of Fay
Author: MCN, M.C. Nolan
Location: Carlow south
An angry response to the brutal treatment given to a dying hero by the Black and Tans; reflects the anger and disgust with which the people viewed these 'soldiers'.
An angry response to the brutal treatment given to a dying hero by the Black and Tans; reflects the anger and disgust with which the people viewed these 'soldiers'.