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Carlow - Pioneer ......................................................................... 8 Yesteryears in Bagenalstown ........................................................................................... 10 The Irish Christian Brothers in Bagenalstown ............................................................. 13 The Remarkable Haughtons of Carlow and Kildare .................................................. 18 Thomas Kavanagh and the people of Borris 1790-1837 .............................................. 21 The Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland ............................................................ 31 An area of Co. Carlow renowned for the longevity of its people ................................ 33 This model was generated by Industrial Design students at IT Carlow using In pursuit of Paradise - Carlow's Garden Heritage ......................................................... 35 SolidWorks, a 3-dimensional computer­ Nicholas O'Toole of Hacketstown ..................................................................................... 41 aided design programme. The final Administration ·from Carlow Castle in the Thirteenth Century ....................... , .............. 47 model was fabricated on a Z-Corp 510 O My Dark Rosaleen ......................................................................................................... 49 3D printer at designCORE at IT Carlow. Two Forgotten Poems by John Tyndall ......................................................................... 51 Scale: 1: 100. The model was commis­ sioned by Carlow Town Council as part Snippets No. 11 .................................................................................................................. 57 of the Carlow Castle 800 celebrations The Genealogy & Social History of the family of John Tyndall ................................. 62 during 2013. Thomas Traynor 1882-1921 ............................................................................................ 69 BACK COVER PICTURE The River Barrow - My Childhood Companion ........................................................... 81 Illustration of Penal Crosses found in Co. Carlow ................................................................................ 84 Carlow Castle circa. 1360 AD A Response to "Lucinda Slye" ........................................................................................... 89 Artist: The Kehoes of Williamstown .......................................................................................... 95 Uto Hogerzeil Eagle Hill, Hacketstown ................................................................................................. 113 Duckett's Grove .............................................................................................................. 117 William Dargan: An Honourable Life 1799-1867 ....................................................... 119 Book Reviews .................................................................................................................. 122 Carlow 800 History Conference ..................................................................................... 124 The Fishbourne Family in Carlow ............................................................................... 126 The early days of Technical Education in Carlow ...................................................... 135 Tyndall Committee ......................................................................................................... 146 A 19th century Masterpiece of a Master by a Master ................................................ 155 Ballinree Sports .............................................................................................................. 163 Early Nolans in Newfoundland and Maryland ........................................................... 167 The Society's trip to the Cotswolds, Gloucester ......................................................... 170 History of RTC and ITC continued (Part 9) ............................................................... 172 Mike O'Donaghue, Carlow, wins the Ras Tailteann ........................................................... 181 "A Crime Unparalleled" ................................................................................................ 185 Carlow Grand Jury Presentments, Spring 1807 ......................................................... 196 Commisioned by Carlow Town Council to commemorate the 800th anniversary Message from the President .......................................................................................... 204 of Carlow Castle in 2013. Officers and Members ................................................................................................... 205 Carloviana 2013-14 CARLDVIANA CARLOVIANA December 2013 No. 62 v''""'' '"'"' 0 I.S.S.N. 0790 - 0813 Editor: Jim Shannon Editorial Editorial Committee: The Editorial Committee wishes to thank all the contributors whose Martin Nevin work has made possible this edition of "Carloviana." Once again we have a Pat O'Neill bumper edition, with articles from a large number of authors on a wide variety of Padraig Dooley topics relating to the history and heritage of the county. We are grateful for these contributions