Every month I will take photos of the flowers which I will find during my sightseeing in County Carlow and around Carlow. The Flowers of February were Snowdrops and Crocuses. Flowers that represent March are Daffodils, sometimes called jonquils or narcissus, which are the birth flowers for March. Because they bloom in early spring, they […]
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The Town of Carlow has been commemorated in the famous Irish folk song “Follow Me Up to Carlow”. It is a traditional sixteenth-century Irish rebel song. So, the words were written by Patrick Joseph McCall (Irish poet and songwriter born in Dublin). Moreover, the original version is an Irish song celebrating the defeat of 3,000 […]
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This year the famous landmarks (St. Patrick’s Carlow College and VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre) in Carlow Town turned green for St. Patrick’s Day Carlow 2021. For the second successive year, Covid-19 and its related restrictions ruled out parades, festivals, and even the smallest gatherings. But worldwide, the “Global […]
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Jaguars, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Rolls Royces, Mustangs, Mercedeses … Shows of classic and vintage cars such as the one organized by Carlow Vintage and Classic Motor Club are popular in Ireland. Clubs associating the owners of classic and vintage cars are in many Irish towns in each County. There are many owners and lovers of classic […]
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Timahoe is a small, quiet village in County Laois. Located 12 km south of Portlaoise on the R426 road, near the famous Electric Picnic town of Stradbelly. What`s more, the village is situated in a wide valley rich in fertile soils, and the houses are around a large circular green area called The Goosegreen. There […]
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Tullow is the second largest town after Carlow town in County Carlow. In Irish An Tulach, meaning ‘The Mound’, formerly Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim. It is a small market town located on the River Slaney Valley in the midst of rich, fertile agricultural land. It is where the N81 road intersects with the R725. So, it […]
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