{"id":53,"date":"2021-11-23T16:16:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T16:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2021-11-23T22:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:28:43","slug":"follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Me Up To Carlow &#8211; Lyrics Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are the lyrics to Follow Me Up To Carlow. The song has three verses and a chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the lyrics, we explain all the characters and places in the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Chorus\" title=\"Chorus\">Chorus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Second_Verse\" title=\"Second Verse\">Second Verse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Third_Verse\" title=\"Third Verse\">Third Verse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Wrote_Follow_Me_Up_To_Carlow\" title=\"Who Wrote Follow Me Up To Carlow?\">Who Wrote Follow Me Up To Carlow?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Recorded_Follow_Me_Up_To_Carlow\" title=\"Who Recorded Follow Me Up To Carlow?\">Who Recorded Follow Me Up To Carlow?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Explanation_Of_The_Lyrics\" title=\"Explanation Of The Lyrics\">Explanation Of The Lyrics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Was_MacCahir_Og\" title=\"Who Was MacCahir Og?\">Who Was MacCahir Og?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Was_Black_Fitzwilliam\" title=\"Who Was Black Fitzwilliam\">Who Was Black Fitzwilliam<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Was_Grey\" title=\"Who Was Grey?\">Who Was Grey?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#What_Happened_At_Glenmalure\" title=\"What Happened At Glenmalure?\">What Happened At Glenmalure?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Was_Lord_Kildare\" title=\"Who Was Lord Kildare?\">Who Was Lord Kildare?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#What_Is_A_Halbert\" title=\"What Is A Halbert?\">What Is A Halbert?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Why_Carlow\" title=\"Why Carlow?\">Why Carlow?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Wielded_The_Swords_Of_Glen_Imaal_Over_The_Pale\" title=\"Who Wielded The Swords Of Glen Imaal Over The Pale?\">Who Wielded The Swords Of Glen Imaal Over The Pale?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Tassagart_and_Clonmore\" title=\"Tassagart and Clonmore\">Tassagart and Clonmore<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Was_Rory_Og_OMore\" title=\"Who Was Rory \u00d3g O\u2019More?\">Who Was Rory \u00d3g O\u2019More?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Who_Was_White\" title=\"Who Was White?\">Who Was White?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/follow-me-up-to-carlow-lyrics\/#Was_It_Grey_Or_Lane_Who_Fled\" title=\"Was It Grey Or Lane Who Fled?\">Was It Grey Or Lane Who Fled?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Verse_Of_Follow_Me_Up_To_Carlow\"><\/span>First Verse Of Follow Me Up To Carlow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Lift MacCahir \u00d3g your face<\/p><p>Brooding o&#8217;er the old disgrace<\/p><p>That Black Fitzwilliam stormed your place,<\/p><p>And drove you to the Fern<\/p><p>Grey said victory was sure<\/p><p>Soon the firebrand he&#8217;d secure;<\/p><p>Until he met at Glenmalure<\/p><p>With Fiach MacHugh O&#8217;Byrne.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chorus\"><\/span>Chorus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Curse and swear, Lord Kildare<\/p><p>Fiach will do what Fiach will dare<\/p><p>Now FitzWilliam, have a care<\/p><p>Fallen is your star low<\/p><p>Up with halbert out with sword<\/p><p>On we&#8217;ll go for by the Lord<\/p><p>Fiach MacHugh has given the word,<\/p><p>Follow me up to Carlow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_Verse\"><\/span>Second Verse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>See the swords of Glen Imaal,<\/p><p>They&#8217;re flashing o\u2019er the English Pale<\/p><p>See all the children of the Gael,<\/p><p>Beneath O&#8217;Byrne&#8217;s banners<\/p><p>Rooster of a fighting stock,<\/p><p>Would you let a Saxon cock<\/p><p>Crow out upon an Irish rock?<\/p><p>Fly up and teach him manners!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third_Verse\"><\/span>Third Verse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>From Tassagart to Clonmore,<\/p><p>There flows a stream of Saxon gore<\/p><p>O, great is Rory \u00d3g O&#8217;More,<\/p><p>At sending loons to Hades.<\/p><p>White is sick, Grey is fled,<\/p><p>Now for Black FitzWilliam&#8217;s head<\/p><p>We&#8217;ll send it over dripping red,<\/p><p>To Queen Liza and her ladies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Wrote_Follow_Me_Up_To_Carlow\"><\/span>Who Wrote Follow Me Up To Carlow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The lyrics of \u201cFollow Me Up To Carlow\u201d were written by P J McCall. Patrick Joseph was born in Dublin in 1861. He collected traditional songs and tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His biographer states that he found the tune to <em>Follow Me Up To Carlow<\/em> at a musical gathering in Wexford in 1887. McCall also wrote <em>Boolavogue<\/em> and \u201c<em>Kelly, The Boy From Killane<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the biography, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Glory-Life-P-J-McCall\/dp\/184588695X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glory O! Glory O!: The Life Of P.J. McCal<\/a>l&#8221; by Liam Gaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Recorded_Follow_Me_Up_To_Carlow\"><\/span>Who Recorded Follow Me Up To Carlow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many great recordings of the song. It was revived and popularized by folk band Planxty and their singer Christy Moore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OjGD1lHx8v4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This is from their debut album in 1973<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a live<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KzTJN2T3bRs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> recording from Jim McCann<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The High Kings <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wub-cy_jhr4\" target=\"_blank\">released a recent (and faster) version<\/a> on their album \u201cGrace &amp; Glory\u201d. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HPTfp1g4-SE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here are the boys playing live<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And how about a heavy metal version? Here is the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UO6Bi1JM0-Y\" target=\"_blank\"> inimitable Cruachan belting out<\/a> the marching song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explanation_Of_The_Lyrics\"><\/span>Explanation Of The Lyrics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of characters in this song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of this article gives an explanation of each character, along with a description of the places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_MacCahir_Og\"><\/span>Who Was MacCahir Og?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MacCahir means \u201cthe son of Cahir\u201d and \u00d3g means \u201cyoung\u201d. The MacCahir \u00d3g in the song is Brian, the son of Cahir Art Kavanagh. Their clan lands were in Carlow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian MacCahir \u00d3g was married to Fiach\u2019s sister Elinor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The old disgrace refers to when the Kavanagh lands were confiscated by the Lord Deputy William Fitzwilliam in the 1570s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_Black_Fitzwilliam\"><\/span>Who Was Black Fitzwilliam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Fitzwilliam was Lord Deputy for two periods in Ireland. He was not popular, and his tenure was known for poverty amongst the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In between, he returned to England where he was governor of Fotheringay Castle. There, he presided over the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_Grey\"><\/span>Who Was Grey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grey was Baron Grey de Wilton who served as Lord Deputy when Fitzwilliam was in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He traveled to Ireland with thousands of English soldiers to quell the rebellions. One of his targets was Fiach McHugh O\u2019Byrne who led the O\u2019Byrne clan in Wicklow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grey marched three thousand men to Wicklow to defeat Fiach McHugh. He did not doubt that he\u2019d secure victory and capture the firebrand Wicklow chieftain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happened_At_Glenmalure\"><\/span>What Happened At Glenmalure?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Battle of Glenmalure lives on as a famous defeat of the Crown by a band of clan armies led by Fiach McHugh O\u2019Byrne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more in our article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/o-byrne-clan\/\">history of the O\u2019Byrne Clan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_Lord_Kildare\"><\/span>Who Was Lord Kildare?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord Kildare in the song was Pierce Fitzgerald who was serving as Sheriff of Kildare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiach\u2019s sons attacked Fitzgerald\u2019s stronghold, Ardree Castle, in 1594. They burnt it to the ground and killed Pierce, his wife, and her sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiach said he had nothing to do with this act, but that was not believed at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_A_Halbert\"><\/span>What Is A Halbert?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A \u201chalbert\u201d is the archaic name for a halberd, which is like a long axe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s one laid horizontally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/halberd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/halberd.jpg 365w, https:\/\/exploreirishancestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/halberd-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Carlow\"><\/span>Why Carlow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve seen various speculation about why this rousing song exerts listeners to follow Fiach McHugh up to Carlow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people are surprised because the O\u2019Byrne heartland was in Wicklow. They speculate that the songwriter chose Carlow to represent any garrison town (a town with English troops barracked in it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I don\u2019t see what\u2019s so surprising. MacCahir \u00d3g\u2019s stolen homelands were in Carlow. Surely, it\u2019s a battle cry to follow Fiach to regain the lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, the wily Brian MacCahir would go on to regain his father\u2019s lands through politicking and intrigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Wielded_The_Swords_Of_Glen_Imaal_Over_The_Pale\"><\/span>Who Wielded The Swords Of Glen Imaal Over The Pale?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Glen of Imaal is a valley in the Wicklow mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a stronghold of the O\u2019Toole\u2019s, who were strong allies of the O\u2019Byrnes. The O\u2019Tooles fought with the O\u2019Byrnes on raids into Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The English stronghold of Dublin was known as the English Pale. The swords of Glen Imaal flashed when Fiach led raids into Dublin,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiach had united many of the Irish clans i.e. the children of the Gael marched beneath his banners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tassagart_and_Clonmore\"><\/span>Tassagart and Clonmore<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tassagart is now known as Saggart, and is a village in what is now South Dublin. Clonmore is a village in County Carlow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are sixty km apart, which is a long stream of Saxon blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_Rory_Og_OMore\"><\/span>Who Was Rory \u00d3g O\u2019More?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rory \u00d3g O\u2019More was married to one of Fiach McHugh\u2019s sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a serial rebel against the crown and participated in several rebellions. In alliance with the O\u2019Connors, he attacked The Pale and burnt Naas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_White\"><\/span>Who Was White?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Nicholas White was the Seneschal (military governor) of Wexford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiach McHugh and Brian MacCahir were charged in 1572 with the murder of White\u2019s son-in-law, Robert Browne, a wealthy landowner in Wexford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White was furious and returned from England to capture Fiach and Brian. However, he never managed to take them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White\u2019s health deteriorated in the early 1590s, as referenced in the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_It_Grey_Or_Lane_Who_Fled\"><\/span>Was It Grey Or Lane Who Fled?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The current version of the song says that Grey had fled. But the original version said \u201cLane has fled\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Sir Ralph Lane who became Muster Master General of Ireland in 1592.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the lyrics to Follow Me Up To Carlow. The song has three verses and a chorus. After the lyrics, we explain all the characters and places in the song. 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