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Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland, is a collective of harp players working together to promote our national instrument, gain recognition for its unique status and secure its sustainability. Enabling inclusive contemporary expression of our 1000-year-old harp tradition is at the heart of what we do.

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July edition of Harp Perspectives online now

A Rare Gift Donncha Ó hAmhsaigh, Denis O’Hampsey, The Blind Bard of Magilligan | Marcas Ó Murchú. In our July edition of H...
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Harps Alive | An Chruit Bheo | Harps Leevin’ Celebrating 23...

Harps Alive | An Chruit Bheo | Harps Leevin’ When: 29 Jul 2026 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Where: Redeemer Central, Belfast Ha...
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Cruit: Harpers’ Gathering

On Friday, 17th and Saturday, 18th July, Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland, in partnership with Dublin TradFest and with the ge...
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Events

27 Jul - 03 Aug 2026

O’Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School 2026

KEADUE, CO. ROSCOMMON -The village of Keadue, the final resting place of the legendary blind harper Turlough O’Carolan, is proud...
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30 Jul 2026

Harps Alive: More harps please!

Have you ever wondered what twenty harps playing together sound like? Harp ensembles have sprung up all over Ireland in...
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31 Jul 2026

O’Carolan Harp Festival: Sonóir

Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland, in conjunction with The O’Carolan Harp Festival, is thrilled to announce a spectacular headline concert taking place...
Co. Roscommon
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Lá na Cruite | Harp Day 2025 ... And that's a Wrap!

This weekend saw harpers light up cities and counties across Ireland and the world with the best of harp music. With 100s of events in arts centres, concert halls, shopping centres, libraries, hilltops and on city streets - harpers answered our call.

Through Lá na Cruite|Harp Day, we set out to make  Irish harping more accessible so that more people can ‘try their hands’, or learn to play it, and even more people have a chance to experience its magical music in a variety of different ways. And the pictures and videos you have posted online of your performances are a tribute to each and every one of you.

Ár mbuíochas ó chroí do chruitirí a sheinn togha na cruitireachta ó cheann ceann na tíre ar feadh an lae.

A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everybody here and across the world who participated - from harp ensembles to solo harpers to those hard-working harp carriers, who transported  their young harpers to our various venues in time to join in the celebration.

Once again, we were delighted to welcome our global harp ambassadors to our Lá na Cruite Harpers’ Call with tunes coming in from Australia to Japan to the US, and farther afield. These are now live on our interactive map.

A reminder that if you have a harp to share with somebody who needs one, and you wish to donate it to us, we are very happy to accept it for their use.

Our thanks to our funders for their support - The Arts Council, The Heritage Council, Local Authority Arts Offices and Libraries countrywide,  RTÉ Supporting the Arts and RTÉ lyric fm. Without your help this would not happen.

In the meantime, start planning for Lá na Cruite| Harp Day 2026 – Saturday October 17th and If you would like to organise an event we’d love to hear from you.

Bígí páirteach, bígí linn. Please contact us at info@harpireland.ie.

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Lá na Cruite | Harp Day

Highlights of Harp Day 2025
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