Cathal Gannon

(1910-1999)

Harpsichord maker and restorer of antique pianos

PHOTO GALLERY

Cathal as a boy.

Cathal in the 1930s.

Cathal with his first harpsichord, completed in 1952.

Cathal, in Leixlip Castle, with Desmond Guinness’s Broadwood grand piano, which he restored in 1960.

Cathal, conferred with his honorary MA degree, at Trinity College Dublin, in July 1978.

Cathal, aged 80, in August 1990.

These photographs and more can be found in ‘Cathal Gannon – The Life and Times of a Dublin Craftsman’ written by Cathal’s son, Charles Gannon. To learn more, click here.

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