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The Town of Carlow has been commemorated in the traditional sixteenth-century Irish rebel song “Follow Me Up to Carlow”.
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“Follow Me Up to Carlow”

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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