The harp became the emblem on Irish coinage in the 16th century. Since then it has been symbolic of Irish culture, music, and politics - finally evolving into a

In the politically charged era following the 1801 Act of Union, when Ireland's harp symbol was ubiquitous in political imagery, the playable instrument, the Gae

Harp

This is largely a facsimile of the 1993 edition published by Mercier Press. There is a new preface by Sheila Larchet Cuthbert, and the biographical material has