I've heard that if you bring a small harp to Eire via Aer Lingus, they'll put it on the plane for free and take very good care of it.
I was in Dublin in the late 1960s. It was not long after Nelson's Pillar in their downtown area was blown up by Irish republican activists. But the natives would still say "I'll meet you by the Pillar" even though the Pillar wasn't there anymore.
Remember that in Eire, it only rains twice a week... once for three days, and once for four.