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The Magi Cope - front
A 15th century priest
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The Magi Cope - front -
Sword of Thomas Francis Meagher
This is a U.S. army dress sword, made by Tiffany
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Sword of Thomas Francis Meagher -
The Waterford Gold Ring Brooch
This brooch is decorated with finely corded rims soldered to the outer and inner edges; on it are set four simple tubular collets filled with two blue and two green glass stones, almost certainly thought by the wearer and perhaps by the jeweller to be precious stones. Between the collets is filigree scroll-work applied in relief, formed by thin metal walls inset with a corded wire. The curling ends and significant points of the scroll-work are set with tiny balls of gold.
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The Waterford Gold Ring Brooch -
The Great Charter Roll
Dated to 1372, this extraordinary, 4-metre long illustrated roll, medieval Ireland
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The Great Charter Roll -
The Waterford Kite Brooch
Made of a hollow cast silver box and decorated with sumptuous gold filigree, impressed gold foil, amethyst-coloured cabochon glass studs and niello, it was made to close a cloak and had a long pin on the back; the hinge and short section of the pin remain.
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The Waterford Kite Brooch -
Cross Shrine & Reliquary
Strong tradition holds that this reliquary houses a piece of the True Cross. The shrine is inscribed in Latin
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Cross Shrine & Reliquary -
Foghlaimaíonn Ó Cearúlláin an cláirseach
Thug Máire Bean Mhic Dhiarmada Rua cabhair do Ó Cearúlláin nuair a d’éirigh se dall. Chuir sí ar fáil ceachtanna cláirsigh, treoraí agus capall dó chun taisteal agus ceol a sheinm.
Courtesy Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán, Conamara
Image is present on following page(s): Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin, Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin
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O Carolan bas-relief
This memorial to O Carolan was presented to St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin by a Lady Morgan. It is in the north aisle of the church. It depicts a seated O Carolan playing the harp.
Reproduced from out of copyright source
Image is present on following page(s): Carolan's Death, Carolan's Death
O Carolan bas-relief -
Kilmainhamwood pageant
An O'Carolan festival was held in Kilmainhamwood in 1970 to celebrate the tricentenary of the birth of O'Carolan. Members of the pageant included Carolan as a boy and as an adult, Bridget Cruise, Mrs MacDermottroe and her husband and some of the patrons for whom Carolan composed music.
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Kilmainhamwood pageant -
Tá Ó Cearúlláin ag fáil bháis
Nuair a d’éirigh Ó Cearúlláin sean agus breoite chuaigh sé ar ais chuig a chara Bean Mhic Dhiarmada Rua agus d’fhan sé ina teach. Thug sí aire dó go dtí gur fuair sé bás i 1738 agus é 68 bliain d’aois.
Courtesy Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán, Conamara
Image is present on following page(s): Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin, Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin
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Ó Cearúlláin agus Brid Chrús
Nuair a bhí siad sean bhuail Ó Cearúlláin lena chara ón óige, Bríd Chrús, ag Loch Dearg.
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Image is present on following page(s): Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin, Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin
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Portrait of Carolan the Irish bard
James Christopher Timbrell (1807-1850), the Dublin born painter and sculptor, exhibited this painting of Carolan the Irish Bard at the Royal Academy in London in 1844. Carolan is shown as he would have performed for a patron and guests in one of the Big Houses of Ireland.
Courtesy of Sotheby's
Image is present on following page(s): Carolan's Appeal to the Ireland of his Time, Carolan's Appeal to the Ireland of his Time
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Seineann Ó Cearúlláin an cláirseach.
Sheinm Ó Cearúlláin an cláirseach do dhaoine saibhre agus do dhaoine tábhachtaí. Scríobh sé a chuid ceol féin chun imeachtaí sona a cheiliúradh ina saol féin. Bhí grá ag daoine dó mar gur sheinm sé ceol álainn.
Courtesy Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán, Conamara
Image is present on following page(s): Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin, Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin
Seineann Ó Cearúlláin an cláirseach. -
Derek Bell
Derek Bell, musician with the Chieftains, was one of the first musicians to play and record Carolan's music in recent times.
Courtesy of the Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): An Interview with Derek Bell, An Interview with Derek Bell
Derek Bell -
Presidential Seal
This is the presidential seal of Ireland devised in 1937 and still in use in this design. The harp, Ireland's national symbol, is based on the great Harp of Ireland in Trinity college, sometimes called Brian Boru's harp.
Courtesy of Merlin/Wolfhound Press
Image is present on following page(s): Harp Emblem - 20th century to the present day, Harp Emblem - 20th century to the present day
Presidential Seal -
State Emblem on Modern Irish Coinage
The great harp of Ireland in Trinity College, also sometimes referred to as Brian Boru's harp, is used as the model for the harp that represents Ireland on all Irish coinage.
Courtesy of Merlin/Wolfhound Press
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Harp lesson with Dearbhail Finnegan at Nobber
The Meath Harp School was set up under the auspices of the Harp Festival to provide expert tuition to harp students. Dearbhail Finnegan teaches the harp and has brought students to a high level of competency.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997, The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997
Harp lesson with Dearbhail Finnegan at Nobber -
Ó Cearúlláin agus a threoraí
Bhí treoraí ag taisteal ó Ó Cearúlláin chun taisteal ar fud na hÉireann agus cabhair a thabhairt dó.
Courtesy Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán, Conamara
Image is present on following page(s): Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin, Beatha Toirealach Ó Cearúlláin
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Seán Dunne Festival - Workshop with Siobhán Parkinson
Seán Dunne Festival - Workshop with Siobhán Parkinson. Thursday 3rd April 2003 at 10:30am.
© Waterford City Council - Arts Office
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Seán Dunne Festival - Workshop with Siobhán Parkinson -
Nobber Festival Ceile
In addition to the harp competitions, instrumental workshops, lectures and concerts the festival organisers and visitors enjoy the annual ceile
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997, The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997
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Programme of Events 1996 O Carolan Harp and Cultural Festival
The programme of events for the 1996 O Carolan Harp and Cultural Festival lists the lectures, harp workshops and competitions, and music events that were arranged for 1996. The festival took place between the 3rd and 6th of October in 1996.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997, The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997
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O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 1998
The programme of events for the 1998 festival list the lecture, the workshops and competitions, the concert and ceile that took place that year. The festival dates were the 1st to the 4th of October.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002, The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002
O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 1998 -
O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 1999
The programme of events for the 1999 O Carolan festival at Nobber lists the lecture, harp and other workshops, the competitions and traditional concert that took place that year. The 12th festival ran from the 1st to the 3rd of October.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002, The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002
O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 1999 -
Programme of Events 1993 Harp Festival
The Programme of Events for the 1993 Harp Festival lists the instrumental workshops, harp competitions, lectures and special events that were arranged for that year. The Chieftains appeared in concert. The Festival ran from the 30th of September to the 4th of October 1993.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997, The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997
Programme of Events 1993 Harp Festival -
Harp by Jan Muyllaert
This beautiful harp was hand-crafted by master instrument maker Jan Muyllaert of Ardbraccan, Navan. It forms a fitting backdrop to festival events.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 2003 - 2005, The Harp Festival 2003 - 2005
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O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 2000
The programme of events for the 13th annual festival celebrating O Carolan in his native Nobber lists the lecture topic, the harp workshop and competitions, the traditional concert and other events which took during the festival of 2000. The festival dates that year were from the 29th of September to the 1st of October.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002, The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002
O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 2000 -
Programme of Events 1994 Turlough O Carolan Harp Festival
The programme of events for the 1994 festival lists all the competitions for harp and other instruments, the music workshops, lectures and events that took place for the 1994 Harp and Cultural Festival. The festival was on from 29th September to 2nd October in 1994.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997, The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997
Programme of Events 1994 Turlough O Carolan Harp Festival -
Programme of Events 1995 Turlough O Carolan Harp and Cultural Festival
The programme of events for the 1995 O Carolan Harp and Cultural Festival lists all the happenings for that year's festival. Harp competitions, the harp school, instrumental workshops, lectures and public entertainment all took place and the festival ran from 28th September to the 1st of October in 1995.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997, The Harp Festival 1993 - 1997
Programme of Events 1995 Turlough O Carolan Harp and Cultural Festival -
Dathad a h-aon - Front Cover
Front cover of Dathad a h-aon a translation by Nioclás Tóibín of a work by Alan Downey entitled "Forty-one". Based on events in 1641.
Carlow County Library
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Dathad a h-aon - Front Cover -
The Nobber Harp Ensemble
The Nobber Harp Ensemble is made up of students and former students from the Meath Harp School at Nobber. The ensemble, under the baton of Dearbhail Finnegan, performs at concerts and public events.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002, The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002
The Nobber Harp Ensemble -
O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 2001
The programme of events for the 14th annual O Carolan festival in 2001 lists The Chieftains who made a return visit to play in concert as well as the workshops, competitions, lecture and usual events of the festival. The festival ran from the 5th to the 7th of October in 2001.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002, The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002
O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival 2001 -
Nobber Harp Festival Ceili
In addition to the harp competitions, instrumental workshops, lectures and concerts the Harp Festival organisers and visitors enjoy a ceili.
Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee
Image is present on following page(s): The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002, The Harp Festival 1998 - 2002
Nobber Harp Festival Ceili