Celtic harp
（重定向自Irish Harp）
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![Maedoc book-cover, Ireland, circa 1100 AD: the earliest unambiguous depiction of an Irish harp](/Images/godic/202501/21/Irish_harp-Maedoc0420.jpg")
![1805 Irish penny depicting an Irish harp, long used as a national symbol.](/Images/godic/202501/21/IRELAND,_GEORGE_III_1805_-ONE_PENNY_a_-_Flickr_-_woody1778a0420.jpg")
![Replica of the 'Queen Mary harp' (Clàrsach na Banrìgh Màiri) by Davy Patton, 2007](/Images/godic/202501/21/Patton_Queen_Mary_Harp_Replica0420.JPG")
The Celtic harp is a triangular harp traditional to Brittany, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is known as a telenn in Breton, cláirseach in Irish, clàrsach in Scottish Gaelic and telyn in Welsh. In Ireland and Scotland it was a wire-strung instrument requiring great skill and long practice to play, and was associated with the Gaelic ruling class. In the Republic of Ireland, it appears on the coins and coat of arms.