Seamus Murphy’s people came from Wexford and settled in the outskirts of Carlow town having been evicted by the Cromwellian forces during their settlement in the 1600s. I recorded in some detail the movement of his ancestors over the mountain. Historically these events typify the migration of clans around the country during the turbulent sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. I recorded many stories of Seamus Murphy’s grandfather, who was a valuer of property during the Land League period for the tenants who wanted a fair rent. His father’s interest in antiquarianism was recalled. With Father Miller, he photographed many historic monuments in the county of Carlow in the 1920s.

Seamus Murphy
Seamus Murphy
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Additional information
Type: | Disk, MP3 |
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Audio series: | Carlow county, first series |
Bitrate: | 128 kbps |
Download time limit: | 48 hours |
File size(s): | 58.26 MB |
Number of files: | 1 |
Product ID: | CDCW01-16 |
Subject: | A hill farmer |
Recorded by: | Maurice O'Keeffe |