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Patrick Byrne in his later years and this was published in the Ulster Journal of
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was enrolled as a pupil in the harp school in 1820. The
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whisper like the sigh of the rising wind on a summer eve, or clang with a martial fierceness that made your pulses beat quicker"
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Micheál Mac
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and the first Irish traditional musician to be photographed.
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A Hidden Ulster – people, songs and traditions of Oriel
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the festival is held annually on the weekend before
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