Follow Me Up to Carlow: Lyrics by Patrick Joseph McCall (1861–1919), published in 1899, set to a traditional air. A rousing song of resistance celebrating Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne’s victory over English forces at Glenmalure in 1580.
- Lift, McCahir Og, your face
- Still brooding over the old disgrace?
- That Black Fitzwilliam stormed your place
- Drove you to the Fern
- Gray said victory was sure
- And soon the Firebrand he’d secure
- Until he met at Glenmalure
- With Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne
- Curse and swear, Lord Kildare
- Fiach will do, what Fiach will dare
- Now Fitzwilliam have a care
- Fallen is your star low
- Up with halberd, out with sword
- On we’ll go for by the lord
- Fiach MacHugh has given the word
- Follow me up to Carlow
- See the swords of Glen Imaal
- They’re flashing over the English pale
- See all the children of the Gael
- Beneath O’Byrne’s banners
- Roosters of the fighting stock
- Would you let a Saxon cock
- Crow out upon, an Irish rock?
Fly up and teach him manners?
Anthem of the county
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Songs from the county
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
County Carlow:
Ireland’s County Carlow combines historic landmarks with serene landscapes, with the Carlow Castle ruins and the nearby Altamont Gardens offering a mix of medieval and botanical appeal. The Barrow Way provides scenic riverside walks, while the Brownshill Dolmen, a prehistoric portal tomb, adds ancient history. Carlow is Ireland’s second smallest county by size (896 square km) and third smallest by population (61,968). Population peaked at 86,228 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 33,342 in 1961.In terms of hospitality, Carlow is Ireland’s 23rd most visited tourist county with around 68,000 international visitors per year.
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