a slate altar-tomb. Described by the great collector of Irish music Francis O'Neill as "the last of the great Irish harpers", his death marked the passing of the old style of playing the Irish harp – a tradition stretching back hundreds of years. One other photograph is known to have been taken of Patrick Byrne in his later years and this was published in the Ulster Journal of Archaeology in 1911. There is no record of who took the photograph or when and where it was taken. Since 2007 the local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann have organised a weekend of music workshops in honour of Patrick Byrne. Called the Féile Patrick Byrne the festival is held annually on the weekend before Easter in and around Carrickmacross. References External links Scottish National Portrait Gallery images of Patrick Byrne WireStrungHarp.com Early Gaelic Harp Info Carrickmacross Comhaltas 1794 births 1863 deaths Blind musicians Irish harpists Musicians from County Monaghan 19th-century Irish musicians Irish blind people