Rain fell on the statue of Turlough O'Carolan , now a landmark looking up the main street in Mohill, Co Leitrim. This is the village where the blind harper, at the age of 50 in 1720, on being given ...

If you hail from either Co Leitrim or Roscommon, you surely know that we are not referring to that harper from Lochmaben Towne who famously stole King Henry's wanton brown. No, we mean Turlough ...

A national composer with an international stature, the 'blind harper' Turlough O'Carolan will be honoured at next week's Fleadh… A national composer with an international stature, the 'blind harper' ...

Celtic music, says Robin Williamson — he of the late, great Incredible String Band — is “an acorn that will grow another forest yet.” Williamson could as well have been referring to one man, four of ...