Follow Me up to Carlow
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"Follow Me Up to Carlow" is an Irish folk song which celebrates the battle of Glenmalure, a 1580 engagement of the Second Desmond Rebellion which saw an army of 700 rebels under Fiach McHugh O'Byrne rout 2,000 English and Irish troops under Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton.
Composition
The air is reputed to have been played as a marching tune by the pipers of Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne in 1580.[http://www.irishmusicdaily.com/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics-and-chords "Follow Me up to Carlow", Irish Music Daily]
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".Patrick Joseph McCall, Songs of Erinn (London and Dublin, 1899), 22-23.[https://archive.org/stream/songserinn00mccagoog#page/n26/mode/2up (external link to source)]
= Characters mentioned =
- Brian Mac Cahir Óg Kavanagh, Fiach's brother-in-law (as "MacCahir Óg"){{cite web |url=https://www.irishmusicdaily.com/follow-me-up-to-carlow-story-explained |title=Follow Me Up to Carlow – story and characters |author= |website=Irish Music Daily |access-date=2024-01-14}}
- Queen Elizabeth I of England ("Queen Liza")
- William FitzWilliam, Lord Deputy of Ireland
- Baron Arthur Grey
- Fiach McHugh O'Byrne
- Sir Pierce (or Piers) Fitzgerald, High Sheriff of Kildare (as "Lord Kildare"){{cite web |url=https://www.irishmusicdaily.com/follow-me-up-to-carlow-story-explained |title=Follow Me Up to Carlow – story and characters |author= |website=Irish Music Daily |access-date=2024-01-14}}
- Rory Óg O'More
Performances
File:Christoph Nolte - The Rocky Road - Follow me up to Carlow.ogg
It has been performed by numerous Irish folk bands, including Planxty and Wolfe Tones.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/~erich/music/songs/follow_me_up_to_carlow.html Sheet music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001420/http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/~erich/music/songs/follow_me_up_to_carlow.html |date=7 October 2016 }}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvECtlJQ4dU "Follow Me up to Carlow" - Planxty]
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Category:Songs written by Patrick Joseph McCall