{"id":41158,"date":"2026-05-11T15:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/celebrating-la-na-cruiteharp-day-2026-in-roscommon\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:45:19","slug":"celebrating-la-na-cruiteharp-day-2026-in-roscommon","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/celebrating-la-na-cruiteharp-day-2026-in-roscommon\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating L\u00e1 na Cruite|Harp Day 2026 in Roscommon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This project celebrates C\u00c9HI\u2019s Harp Day theme <em>Sult<\/em> (Enjoyment) by highlighting Roscommon\u2019s rich harping heritage as the home of 17th\u2011century harper <strong>Turlough O\u2019Carolan<\/strong>. Through partnerships with local harpers, Music Generation Roscommon and traditional musicians, the day brings communities together, broadens access to the harp, and celebrates the county\u2019s unique musical legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Events take place across multiple venues. <strong>Moore Community Centre<\/strong> hosts workshops with harper <strong>P\u00e1draic Collins<\/strong>, hands\u2011on harps sessions, a talk on harp making and maintenance by <strong>Brian Callan<\/strong>, a session for young harpers, and an evening concert by <strong>Blossom Harp Ensemble<\/strong>, led by <strong>Lizzie Affolter<\/strong>, with P\u00e1draic Collins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Ronan\u2019s Hall<\/strong> presents a concert showcasing the music of O\u2019Carolan and its continuing influence, featuring young duo <strong>Harping On<\/strong> (Aoife Guckian and Sophie Daly), members of the <strong>O\u2019Carolan Trio<\/strong> and <strong>The Carolan Collective<\/strong>, alongside <strong>Fiachra Guihen<\/strong>, <strong>Emma Benson<\/strong>, <strong>Mossie Martin<\/strong> (fiddle) and <strong>Rachel Noone<\/strong> (concertina). The concert will be filmed for archive by <strong>David Knight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Further events include a lunchtime pop\u2011up concert and hands\u2011on harps at <strong>Arigna Mining Experience<\/strong>, and a talk on O\u2019Carolan by historian <strong>Luke Gibbons<\/strong> at <strong>King House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":41159,"template":"","class_list":["post-41158","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating L\u00e1 na Cruite|Harp Day 2026 in Roscommon - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This project celebrates C\u00c9HI\u2019s Harp Day theme Sult (Enjoyment) by highlighting Roscommon\u2019s rich harping heritage as the home of 17th\u2011century harper Turlough O\u2019Carolan.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/celebrating-la-na-cruiteharp-day-2026-in-roscommon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating L\u00e1 na Cruite|Harp Day 2026 in Roscommon - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This project celebrates C\u00c9HI\u2019s Harp Day theme Sult (Enjoyment) by highlighting Roscommon\u2019s rich harping heritage as the home of 17th\u2011century harper Turlough O\u2019Carolan. 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