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Phone 31263 PRESENTATION COLLEGE, CARLOW KELLISTOWN CHICKENS WISH CONTINUED SUCCESS TO "CARLOVIANA" PEMBROKE, CARLOW FROM THE STAFF AND STUDENTS Phone:31612,31206,42262 SWANS ELECTRICAL, T.V. & VIDEO HOSEYS KENNEDY ST., CARLOW RETAIL STORES & WHOLESALE FRUIT MERCHANT Carlow's largest Electrical Dealer STAPLESTOWN ROAD, CARLOW Established 1947 JOHN J. TRAYNOR & CO. LEIX DAIRY M.I.A.V.I., M.I.R.E.E. MILK, CREAM, EGGS, BUTTER AUCTIONEERS, VALUERS & ESTATE AGENTS, INSURANCE BROKERS District Office: First National Building Society. Director: W. E. Byrne * DELIVERED FRESH DAILY * COLLEGE ST., CARLOW. Phone (0503) 31712 CASTLE ST., CARLOW. Phone 31123 CARLO VIANA CONTENTS From The Chair ......................... 2 . 1988/87 . N0.34 ' Museum Report .......................... 2 Editor Tomas Mac Gabhann Foundation of O.C.S .................. 3 ~ Printed by "Nationalist", Carlow I.S.S.N. 0790-0813 Birthday Greetings O.C.S ......... 6 Ratheadon Viking Bracelet ...... 7 Anno Quadragesimo 1986 Two Carlow Hillforts ................. 8 Judge O'Toole, PAX NOBIS is the message from Pope John Paul II and other Hacketstown ............................. 10 church leaders from Assisi of Francis, in this International Place Names in Carlow ........... 12 Year of Peace. It happens to be our society's fortieth presentation of Carloviana, our Ruby Anniversary. Hence this Carlow Emigrant to enlarged edition as a tribute to our surviving founding fathers, Australia ................................... 15 on the pragmatic grounds that many of them could not be expected to reach the Golden Anniversary which would be a Damask Weaver (Carlow) ....... 20 more fitting mark for celebration. Beauchamp Bagenal ............... 21 So we join with leading churchmen in the hope and wish for St. Mullins Pattern .................. 26 peace in our own nation as well as in the world at large. These last forty years have been more or less peaceful: no further Kilgraney .................................. 27 threats to the peace at large in the world, though there are some black spots and some danger in the nuclear wrangling between Tale of Two Pictures ................ 28 U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. Perhaps Yeats forecast this in "peace comes dropping slow." Mayhap, prayer and optimism will St. Anne's - St. Clare's .......... 29 prevail. Peace can only be achieved by understanding. Golf Club, Carlow/Athy ......... 29 Goethe declares that talent grows in peace, character in the Mechanics' Institute ................ 30 current of affairs. This bodes well for our land. We have such a young and vibrant population: and as we are one of the Wall Memorial Slab ................. 33 heaviest taxed of nations there is very little fear of the ills that wealth brings. "Ill fares the land to hast'ning ills a prey where Life on Canal.. .......................... 34 wealth accumulates and men decay". Perhaps the peace of God Geological History which passeth all understanding will come to our shores and of Carlow ................................... 36 spread once more as far afield as did our saints and scholars. Peace, happiness and joy are simple aims that are most Re N ua Na Gaeilge .................. 39 difficult to achieve. That stops us not from trying. Aim for the Late Mary T. Kelly ................. .40 stars: "nil san tsaoghal acht ce6 is ni maireann an s6gh acht seal" seems to sum up our endeavours and indicates that St. Mary's Parish .................... .41 money and happiness cannot be equated. Is fearr a bheith sona na saidhbhir. "Better be happy than rich". It may be that the Christmas Tree Party ............. .44 Gael was never rich nor wealthy and so his philosophy is Borris Christian Brothers ...... .45 towards peace of mind. Over the past forty years we have had the joy and pleasure of P. J. and John McCall.. .......... .47 many grand minds and people who were a delight to know and Killabban ................................. .49 listen to. Some have gone to their heavenly reward and are i doubtlessly looking down on us from on high, seeing that our Little Theatre ............................ 50 efforts are directed toward perpetuating their hopes and aims. Ni bheidh a leitheid arist ann. May the light of Heaven shine Secretary's Report .................... 52 on them and brighten up our lives. May we pursue their path. List of Members ....................... 54 That, as Yeats said of Byzantium, is no country for old men; but a poet has had enough of meddling, ifhe can please an old We acknowledge with grateful man on a winter's night. thanks the efforts of our contributors written and Go mbeidh suaimhneas De orainn go leir is go dtiochfaidh photographic. In especial we an siothchain chugainn ata gha lorg againn sar a thagann gl6ire thank The Nationalist & De orainn 'sa bheathadh seo. Leinster Times for access to its Eagarth6ir, November 1986 files and allowing helpful extracts. We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance donated by the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank towards the production of this anniversary issue of Carloviana. Cover photography of Ratheadon Gold Bracelet reproduced by permission of the Irish National Museum. See Page 7. 1 From the Chair By Veronica Crombie T is a great occasion of joy for generosity. It is our ambition to one of the first counties surveyed I us, that this year, The Old have the museum open to the and one of the best researched of Carlow Society celebrates its general public as much as all the counties. Mr. Gibbons has 40th Anniversary. By any possible with a curator in very kindly presented the Old standard in any organisation attendance. We make a point of Carlow Society with a map and this is no mean feat. For a leading groups and school text of all his findings. voluntary organisation it is a children through the museum I am saddened to report that rare achievement and one which and explaining the various within the last year we have lost makes our members extremely display units to them. We have some very valued and esteemed proud. had various exhibitions in the members, the most recent of We congratulate the founder museum from time to time, such whom was Miss Mary Theresa members. We salute their as a working model of Carlow Kelly. Miss Kelly was one of the foresight and determination, Railway Station. earliest members of the Old those who are still with us and During the past year our Carlow Society and remained those who have passed on, in Society has had many one of its most stalwart their efforts to preserve the interesting and informative supporters to the very end. Her history of Carlow for posterity. outings and lectures. Our most contribution to the Society was For this we thank them most recent lecture, by Mr. Michael invaluable and she will be sadly sincerely. Gibbons, archaeologist, at missed by all. May she now We also thank those who present working with the Board enjoy her eternal reward. followed in their footsteps. ofWorks, wasonewhichgaveus To all our readers, members Those who kept going when a lot of food for thought. This and friends whether at home in times were difficult. No lecture - The Archaeology of Ireland or overseas, I wish a progressive organisation could County Carlow - gave us a Holy and Happy Christmas and survive and make progress for whole new slant on our every blessing in the coming forty years without its ups and surroundings. Co. Carlow was year. downs. Good times and bad times are inevitable, when times are bad it's easy to despair. We congratulate the people who kept the flag flying when morale Museum Report was low.