Marylibra John Egan Harp Dublin 1829 H Bryan Co John Egan Was an Irish Musical Instrument Maker Active During the Years 1804 to 1838 Who Is Considered by Many as the Father of the Modern Irish Harp According to Simon Chadwick Honorary Secretary of the Historical Harp Society of Ireland “The Ancient Irish Harp Tradition Which Goes Back to Medieval Times Was Dying Out Around 1800 Egan Invented a Completely New Romantic Type of Irish Harp Which Was Very Successful and Which Formed the Basis of All Subsequent Revivals