Follow Me up to Carlow

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"Follow Me Up to Carlow" is an Irish folk song celebrating the defeat of an army of 3,000 English soldiers by Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin (anglicised Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne) at the Battle of Glenmalure, during the Second Desmond Rebellion in 1580.

Composition

The air is reputed to have been played as a marching tune by the pipers of Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne in 1580.[1]

The words were written by Patrick Joseph McCall (1861–1919) and appear in his Songs of Erinn (1899) under the title "Marching Song of Feagh MacHugh".[2]

Characters mentioned

Performances

The song performed by Christoph Nolte.

It has been performed by numerous Irish folk bands, including Planxty and Wolfe Tones

See also

References

  1. ^ "Follow Me up to Carlow", Irish Music Daily
  2. ^ Patrick Joseph McCall, Songs of Erinn (London and Dublin, 1899), 22-23.(external link to source)
  3. ^ "Follow Me Up to Carlow – story and characters". Irish Music Daily. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Follow Me Up to Carlow – story and characters". Irish Music Daily. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

External links

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