BUNTING, Edward

Bunting was the Thomson or Chappell of Irish music. However popular Moore might have rendered the lovely melodies of Ireland, it is certain that to the preservative endeavours of Bunting is due the present knowledge of Irish music. He was an organist of great ability. The universal credit given to Moore and Stevenson as the preservers of Irish music is not really due them, though Moore, with his usual self-complacency, takes considerable honour to himself for his personal endeavours...