Follow Me Up to Carlow is an Irish folk and rousing marching song celebrating the defeat of an army of 3,000 English soldiers led by Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, by an Irish Catholic force of approximately 500 men composed of the Gaelic clans from the Wicklow Mountains led by Fiach Mac Aodh Ó Broin (anglicised Fiach MacHugh OByrne) at the Battle of Glenmalure (Irish: Cath Ghleann Molúra) during the Second Desmond Rebellion in 1580, in Wicklow, Ireland. The air is reputed to have first been performed by the pipers of Fiach MacHugh OByrne in 1580. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:12:09 +0000
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