The Harp Tradition in Oriel - Oriel Arts

Harp in Oriel & Harpers

An Introduction to the Harp in Oriel

The Castle Otway Harp - Harp Society of Ireland

Oriel Harpers

Life painting of Turlough O'Carolan by artist Francis Bindon

Carolan in Oriel

Eilighe Gheal Chiun from Edward Bunting's 'The Ancient Music of Ireland', 1840

Séamus Dall Mac Cuarta

Creggan Graveyard, County Armagh - the burial place of Pádraig Mac Giolla Fhiondáin

Pádraig Mac Giolla Fhiondáin

The Plunkett Mansion, Rocksavage, County Monaghan

Molaí Nic Giolla Fhiondáin

Baile na gCléireach or Ballynagleragh, present-day Ballsmill, near Forkhill in south Armagh

Pádraig (óg) Mac Giolla Fhiondáin

Armagh harper Patrick Quin

Patrick Quin

Blind harper Patrick Byrne c.1843

Patrick Byrne

Urney Graveyard, south of Forkhill - the burial place of Peadar Ó Doirnín.

Peadar Ó Doirnín

Oriel Music on Harp

Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin and Sylvia Crawford perform 'Ailí Gheal Chiúin Ní Chearbhaill' for Oriel Arts

Ailí Gheal Chiúin Ní Chearbhaill

Armagh Harper Sylvia Crawford who plays early Irish harp

Lochaber

Sylvia Crawford playing with fingernails in the early Irish harp style. Photo: Brenda Malloy.

Marbhna nó Cumha

Blind harper Patrick Byrne c.1843

Nurse Putting the Child to Sleep

Sylvia Crawford playing Saely Kelly on the old Irish harp

Saely Kelly

The Hawk of Ballyshannon - MS 33(5) pp 31a

The Hawk of Ballyshannon