1. Text from Partz, G. H. (ed), Scriptorum II, 1829 p.94, cited in C. Page, Hearpan, doctoral thesis, University of York, 1981, p.214. Page also cites references to St Dunstan in Glastonbury in the 10th century, who was taught "liberal arts" by Irish monks there and who was noted as a player on the harp.
2. Cited in C. Page, Hearpan, doctoral thesis, University of York, 1981, p.215
3. Keith Sanger and ALison Kinnaird, Tree of Strings - Crann nan Teud, Temple, 1992, p.76
4. Lawrence Whyte, A Dissertation on Italian and Irish Music, quoted in Nicholas Carolan (ed), John and William Neal, A Collection of the most Celebrated Irish Tunes, ITMA, Dublin, 2010, p.9
5. Daniel Dow, Collection of Ancient Scots Music, Edinburgh, 1776, p.43
7. Aiken McClelland, ‘The Irish Harp Society’ Ulster Folklife Vol 21, 1975
8. The Protestant Advocate, 1814, vol II p. 59. on Google Books.
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