St. Patricks day fun fact #12: The national emblem of Ireland Now on to the official emblem of Ireland, the Celtic Harp. Ireland is the only country in the world that has a musical instrument as its emblem. It has been recognized for eight hundred years as the national emblem because of its use in story telling. In the time of the Celtic Chieftains, those who played the harp were held in high esteem. Harpist would also be used to lead the troops into battle. But the harp was almost vanquished during the 16th century by an order of the British crown to end the rebellion. All harps were to be destroyed and their players killed. This order was successful until the late 18 th century when there was a resurgence of the harp.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:14:48 +0000
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