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Medieval period church bell

Medieval period bronze hand bell, quadrangular in shape, of a type associated with the early Irish church.. The bell was regarded as one of the insignia of clerics and abbots of the medieval church in Ireland. This example was part of the collections of the Royal Irish Academy catalogued in the 1850’s by Sir William Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde. Its find place is unknown which is often the case with 19th century acquisitions, a time when les attention was paid to the scientific detail of find circumstance. Many of the bells that have survived in museum collections are associated with individual saints, for example Saint Patrick or Saint Ruadain. Some were enshrined in ornate bell shrines such as that of St Senan of Scattery Island, Co Clare featured elsewhere on this site.

Killua Bell Shrine Crest

This bell shrine crest has a hollow d-shaped body which would originally have accommodated the curved bell handle within it. It has two loops on its upper surface, presumably designed for the suspension of the shrine on a strap or straps.

Coat of Arms

This coat of arms was devised in 1947. It caused much controversy due to the design and orientation of the harp and the strings.

Courtesy of Merlin/Wolfhound Press

St. Senans Bell Shrine Combined

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St Senan's Bell Shrine

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O Carolan Harp and Cultural and Heritage Festival 2003

The Harp Festival Committee were delighted to have an image of their own specially commissioned statue of O Carolan on the front cover of the 2003 festival programme. Ann Meldon Hugh's memorial to O Carolan was unveiled at the festival by Tony Finnegan, now President of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann with the Chieftains and local musicians and guests in attendance. The usual competitions, workshops and ceili took place and the annual lecture was on poets of cultural transition in Meath and Breifne.

Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee

Harpers in rehearsal

Young harpers gather to practice for a concert performance later in the day at the Nobber Harp Festival.

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O Carolan Festival 1991

In 1991 the Nobber Harp Festival committee expanded the programme brochure to include listings of events, and articles on the harp and on the annual lecture. Photographs of the previous year's events were also included.

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Nobber Festival Committee and Guests, 1989

In its early years the Harp Festival at Nobber was supported by Irish scholar Cardinal O'Fiaich. Here in 1989 he is photographed with the Festival Committee and organisers.

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Kilmainhamwood Pipe Band

The new headstone to Peter Gallegan (1792-1860) was unveiled in 1992. The Kilmainhamwood Pipe Band led the procession to the old graveyard in the village for the unveiling of the memorial to the poet, scribe and hedge schoolmaster.

Courtesy of Nobber Harp Festival Committee