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Love song, sung by Lisa Butler

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

Location: Carlow south
The poem remembers the killing of two brothers by the Black and Tans, in the War of independence

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…

Féach ar an leagan Béarla, In Winter Dawn

Féach ar an leagan Béarla, When Robin Sings

Tá ceol an spideog lán le spiorad
In aghaidh an Geimhreadh fuar is garbh,
I mbéal an stoirm is gaoithe searbh
Tá geall an aimsir deas le teacht.

Is guth an londubh fógra an Earraigh,
Laethanta deas ag teacht ar ais;
Aoibhinn do Fionn, is…

Bhí ár sinsear i dtiúin le timthriallta na bliana. Anois is féidir na héin agus a gcuid amhrán a nascadh le hamanna áirithe den bhliain. Canann roinnt éan, cosúil leis an spideog, ar feadh na bliana. Ní mór dúinn am a thógáil ónár…

An account of an incident in 1798, another version of 'The Croppy boy'