The famed ‘Carlow Septet’ were invited to sing all over Ireland. They even featured on national radio. In this picture, taken in 1936, we see: Left to right: Pearse Prendergast, Billy O’Connor, Stan Reynolds and Jack Kirwan. Seated:  Tom Meighan, Aidan Murray and Joe Donohue.   It was reported that Tom Meighan had a perfect voice, ‘beautifully placed with absolute pitch’. They were offered a contract but declined because of family and work commitments. Their signature tune was ‘Gaudeamus igitur’, a medieval student song with the following verse:   Let us rejoice, therefore, when we are young. After our joyful youth: after care—ridden old age: We all come to the clay. Source: Carlow in old pictures volume 2 by Michael Purcell c1999