- “Follow me to wear the red, yellow, and green/ Far over the sea/ Follow me and by god make sure you’re seen/ Where your heart’s lying somewhere in between/ The red, yellow, and green.” – Derek Ryan, ‘The Red, Yellow and Green’
- “Wheel, Barrow, wheel thy winding course.” Thomas Moore, Joumal 30 July 1823
- It would be unjust to leave Carlow without some mention of the Mount Browne Dolmen in Ballykernan, a couple of miles east of Carlow town, which is reputed to be the finest dolmen in Ireland, its capstone alone weighing more than 100 tons – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
- “In Carlow, history doesn’t echo — it lingers. At Huntington Castle, the trees seem to bow in silence, and the stones remember footsteps long past.” Derek Coyle, Carlow poet
- “Lift MacCahir Óg your face / Brooding o’er the old disgrace / That black Fitzwilliam stormed your place / And drove you to disgrace.”
- Were I to fall ill (or have a serious accident) in my home town of Lismore, Co Waterford, between 6.00 p.m. on a Friday and 9.00 a.m. on a Monday, someone would have to telephone Caredoc’s nurse in Carlow, eighty miles away, describing my symptoms or injuries and leaving it to the nurse to decide whether or not a doctor was needed. – Dervla Murphy (1931-2022).
- “Here used to stand a lofty idol, that saw many a fight, whose name was the Cromm Cruaich; it caused every tribe to live without peace.” Dindshenchas (medieval Irish lore):
- Carlow of the sugar-beet factory, and of the curved weir in the River Barrow, has a history similar to that of other towns in this area. – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
Famous quotes from Ireland’s counties
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
Musicians
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
Novelists
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
Poets
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
Writers
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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