Join us at one of our HHSI Discovery Days around Ireland, where you can meet us, hear this rare instrument played in concert, have your questions answered at an illustrated talk, and – if you sign up early enough! – take one of up to eight places in a hands-on Beginners’ workshop.
HHSI Discovery Days are suitable for adults and children over the ages of ten. They have three components:
Hear the rare, exquisite sound of the early Irish harp’s brass-wire strings in evocative original repertory: preludes, laments, song airs and more from the 18th century back to perhaps the late Middle Ages.
Play the early Irish harp in a workshop for absolute beginners. Harps copied from medieval to 18th-century originals will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join a 75-minute, hands-on workshop for absolute-beginners. Harps copied from medieval to 18th-century originals will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
18 October, 2025
Join the Historical Harp Society of Ireland at East Cork Early Music Festival on 18 October, National Harp Day, to celebrate Ireland’s illustrious, ancient harp with a day of Discovery events.
Location: Doneraile Court, Doneraile estate, Doneraile, Co. Cork P51 XR66
Harps copied from medieval to 18th-century originals will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for the Have-a-Go workshop. No harp experience required.
25 October, 2025
Join the Historical Harp Society of Ireland and H.I.P.S.T.E.R. on 25 October for a day of Discovery events to celebrate Ireland’s illustrious, ancient harp.
Location: Irish Chamber Orchestra Studio, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Co. Limerick V94 T9PX