Harps for Heritage: Sharing the Tunes | Muckross Schoolhouse

Experience Irish music and dance live and take part in a fun and family-friendly afternoon with Irish harpers and their friends. Join Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland in the beautiful surroundings of Muckross Schoolhouse. Try your hand at playing  the harp – no experience needed and all are welcome! Hear tips of the trade from harpmaker Tim O’Carroll and listen to harpers, pipers and whistle players as they share stories about their earliest musical memories – how they learned, how tunes are passed down from generation to generation and how musicians make them their own. The afternoon finishes  with a concert from Ireland’s finest harpers and musicians, including Irish harpers Kathleen Loughnane, Catríona Cannon and Deirdre Granville with Cormac Cannon (uilleann pipes), Aoife Granville (flute), Seán Ryan (whistle) and Caitríona Finnegan (cello).

Venue:  Muckross Schoolhouse, Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms, The National Park, Killarney, Co Kerry

Sunday 24th August 2025, 12.30 – 5.00pm

12.30-1.30 pm: Hands on Harps – Have a Go!
1.45-2.30pm: Crafting a Harp with Tim O’Carroll
2.45-3.30pm: Delving Deeply: My Story – Musicians chat about how they learn, from generation to generation
3.45pm: Harps for Heritage: Sharing the Tunes, concert

Tickets at www.eventbrite.ie