Turlough O'Carolan
Composer and singer
Turlough O'Carolan was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition.
Although not a composer in the classical sense, Carolan is considered by some to be Ireland's national... Wikipedia
Born: 1670, Nobber, Ireland
Died: March 25, 1738 (age 68 years), Roscommon, Ireland
Place of burial: Kilronan Burial Ground
Books: The Poems of Carolan: Together with Other N. Connacht and S. Ulster Lyrics, Irish Minstrelsy, Or, Bardic Remains Of Ireland: Introduction. Memoir Of Carolan. Memoir Of Thomas Furlong. Remains Of Carolan. Addenda. Sentimental Songs, Carolan's Art of Love. To which are Added, Covent Garden, and Crumlin Blues, and more
Instruments: Harp