Carolan's Concerto by Turlough O'Carolan

 

This tune was composed by the great Irish harpist Turlough O' Carolan from Nobber in County Meath. The tune is also called Mrs. Power. Mrs. Power, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Keating, was the wife of David Power of Coorheen. The tune is purported to have come about from a rivalry between Carolan and possibly Geminiani when both may have been guests of Lord Mayo. However, the title indicates that it was probably composed at Coorheen in honor of the wife of David Power.