[ note added 2013 - Michael Hanrahan ( executed by the British in 1916 ) organised some of the "boys" throughout Carlow to break up fundraisers being held for the relief of distress during the Boer War, the incident described below was also described in attachment to the minutes of the Workman's Club, where it was recorded that Michael and his brother were the chief hecklers at the meetings referred to. ]. ) Nationalist and Leinster Times. January 1900. War Concert in Carlow. Head Constable McCoy, whose talent for organising public entertainment has long being recognised, has been devoting his efforts to the aid of the various funds for the relief of the sufferers by the war. He has got up three grand concerts, varied by limelight views of the scenes from South Africa. The first concerts were on Monday (mid-day ) and night, they were well attended. The seeds of future disorder were sown when some ultra Britishers hissed President Kruger's effigy as shown on the screen. Later further irritation was caused by the singing of "God Save The Queen" a tune which has unfortunately has been made a party one in Ireland. On Tuesday night every picture of the Boers was cheered whilst the British generals and in fact every scene favourable to the British was hissed vigorously. The picture of the disaster to a British armoured train was loudly cheered At the end the "Boys of Wexford" was sung by the vast majority of the audience, the strains of the Royal anthem being completely drowned. Any reference of a pro-British tendency called for marked disapproval. A voice from the back was heard " Well done, young blood of Carlow".....the Head Constable engaged in a wordy contest with the "voice" at the back and offered to bet £10 that the "voice" would not name a freer country than Ireland. On Thursday night suspected Boer sympathisers were excluded, but the "Boers" invaded and turned out the gas and left the whole place in darkness. The entertainments raised over £40. The Hall was decorated by Misses Duggan, Burke, Langran, Hearns. The Union Jack we may say was the prevailing ornament. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nationalist and Leinster Times. February 1900. CAUSALITIES IN THE WAR. Much regret has been caused in Carlow by the news that the Hon. W. M'Clintock-Bunbury, eldest son of Lord Rathdonnell and grandson of the Right Hon. Henry Bruen, P.C., Oak Park, Carlow, has been killed in South Africa. The young officer was a Lieutenant in the Scots Greys, and lost his life in the engagement at Rensburgh. He was a young man of much promise and idolised by his relatives. In consequence of the death of the Hon W. M'Clintock Bunbury the Carlow Hounds did not hunt this week.