Memory Lane Photographic Exhibition

Memory Lane 

Part of Carlow Arts Festival June 2014

Were you in living in County Carlow in the 60’s and 70’s? Did you have relatives who were involved in local sports clubs and drama clubs? Whether as a child or an adult, you or someone you know may have had a photo taken by local photographers Des and Karl Mc Donough.

Memory Lane is a social history of County Carlow, an exhibition aimed at showcasing the lives of Carlow locals from Borris,Tullow,Hacketstown,Kildavin, Bagenalstown and Carlow itself in the early 60’s and 70’s from social gatherings to local elections and recalling the people and memories of years gone by. 

Carlow photographer Karl McDonough exhibited photographs from 40 and 50 years ago as part of the Carlow Arts Festival; a selection taken from his photographic archive along with photos taken by his late father, Des McDonough. The exhibit featured County Carlow locals, both young and old. Photographs seen and unseen and some forgotten…