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The Harp in Nineteenth-Century Ireland: Heritage, Instruments and Music
Dublin City, Co. Dublin
16 August 2026
Family friendly
Free to visit
For National Heritage Week, Clíona Doris and Clare McCague from Technological University Dublin present an illustrated talk on Ireland’s harp tradition in nineteenth-century Ireland, including a performance of repertoire from the period.

Learn about what surviving harps can reveal about a changing musical landscape, as well as the efforts to preserve and revive a harp tradition in Ireland.

Discover TU Dublin's fascinating project funded by the Heritage Council’s Heritage Stewardship Fund to conserve and restore to playing condition a rare nineteenth-century pedal harp by Dublin maker William Jackson Junior (active in Dublin between c.1840–47), currently held in the custody of TU Dublin Conservatoire.

Inspired by John Egan harps held in the National Museum's collection.

Enjoy a performance of repertoire from the period.

This free event will take place in the Museum's Palatine Room.

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Event details
Dates
16 August 2026
Time
Start 14:30End 15:15
Price
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Collins Barracks National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Benburb St, Stoneybatter, Dublin, D07 XKV4, Ireland
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