Remembering Carlow paints a picture of a town called Carlow which bears very little resemblance to the town by the same name which exists today. A town full of small family businesses, shopkeepers, undertakers, publicans and a host of characters whom everybody knew by name. It was a town where front doors were left open, where children played on the street and lots of families lived over their shop.
Carlow, like most Irish towns, has changed utterly in the past fifty years, but this book captures the reminiscences of Carlow’s older residents and businesspeople, preserving them for future generations. It will prompt memories for many and will encourage them to share their own stories, write them down or record them. As Canadian author LM Montgomery said: “Nothing is ever really lost to us, as long as we remember it.”
‘This is a book that says: “My town, our town, any town, every town.” It speaks with the voice of a generation.’ John MacKenna
Remembering Carlow by Maria O’Rourke is available at the following outlets:
and local bookstores.