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Belfast Harp Festival

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The Belfast Harp Festival, called by contemporary writers "The Belfast Harpers Assembly", 11–14 July 1792, was a four-day event organised by Dr. [1]

21 relations: Arthur O'Neill (harpist), Belfast, Charles Fanning (harper), County Armagh, County Cavan, County Down, County Leitrim, County Londonderry, County Mayo, County Meath, County Tyrone, Danske Bank (Northern Ireland), Derry, Donnchadh Ó hAmhsaigh, Edward Bunting, Granard, Henry Joy McCracken, Jig, The Coolin, The News Letter, Wales.

Arthur O'Neill (harpist)

Arthur O'Neill (c.1737-1816) was an Irish Harper, a virtuoso player of the Irish harp or cláirseach: he was active during the final decades of its unbroken instrumental tradition in the later 18th and very early 19th century.

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Belfast

Belfast (is the capital city of Northern Ireland, located on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland.

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Charles Fanning (harper)

Charles Fanning, Irish harper, born Foxford, County Mayo, 1736, died after 1792.

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County Armagh

County Armagh (named after its county town, Armagh) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland.

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County Cavan

County Cavan (Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland.

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County Down

County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland.

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County Leitrim

County Leitrim (Contae Liatroma) is a county in the Republic of Ireland.

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County Londonderry

County Londonderry (Contae Dhoire; Ulster-Scots: Coontie Lunnonderrie), also known as County Derry, is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.

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County Mayo

County Mayo (Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland.

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County Meath

County Meath (Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is a county in Ireland.

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County Tyrone

County Tyrone is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland.

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Danske Bank (Northern Ireland)

Danske Bank UK (formally Northern Bank) is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland.

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Derry

Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland.

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Donnchadh Ó hAmhsaigh

Donnchadh Ó hAmhsaigh (Donnchadh Ó Hámsaigh), known in English as Denis Hampsey, Denis Hampson or Denis Hempson (1695 – 5 or 11 November 1807), was an Irish harper.

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Edward Bunting

Edward Bunting (1773–1843) was an Irish musician and folk music collector.

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Granard

Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236.

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Henry Joy McCracken

Henry Joy McCracken (31 August 1767 – 17 July 1798) was an Irish Republican and industrialist from Belfast, Ireland.

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Jig

The jig (port) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune.

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The Coolin

The Coolin, or The Coolun, is an Irish air often characterised as one of the most beautiful in the traditional repertoire.

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The News Letter

The News Letter is one of Northern Ireland's main daily newspapers, published Monday to Saturday.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_Harp_Festival

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