Reminiscences of Michael Kelly

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At Bangor, she heard the Welsh harp for the first time. The old blind harper of 
the house was in the kitchen ; thither she went, and seemed delighted with the 
wild and plaintive music which he played. But when he struck up a Welsh jig, she 
started up before all the servants in the kitchen, and danced as if she were 
wild. I thought she never would have ceased. At length, however, she 
finished ; and, on quitting the kitchen, gave the harper two guineas. 

excerpt from 'Reminiscences of Michael Kelly' pp. 231 (84 words)

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