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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 2, Issue 12, Page 16

Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 2, Issue 12, Page 16
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Irish Folk Song Society
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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society
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2
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8031IRo cbreacb Is mo chas.a nior casadh fe dho be lion thu;cur litir sa phost, o Shasana nua,pe baile no alt a mbionn tu.Is o tair ar a thaobh gut cuireadh romhatleigheanu,a nat leigeadh at strae thu Id thogaint,go bfuil clicdheaeht in do bheal a do leachainmar aola tu ag amharc ar reiltheann eolais.0 bfhearra horn fein na bade fe leis,a na fearannta saor gan feorhing,cia gcloisfinn o d bheal a bhi binn gan sonbhreagan seasaigh an ghaoth I gcornhait duit.(MIGRAEL FOLEY, Dungarvan.)As this Number is devoted exclusively to Waterford Folk Songs, Mr. VincentBarrys article on tEe Hudson Manuscripts, and another article from Dr. GrattanFlood on the same subject, will be published in our next Number, a. M. F.Cbe Reuiuai of Ibe War Pipes.(Concluded.)THE early emigrations from Ireland (Scotia) to Scotland (Caledonia) gives us sureground for assuming it was from Ireland that Scotland got its bagpipes. The firstrecorded attempt at founding a colony is in the 2nd century; but it was not until theearly part of the 6th century that the Irish were successful in establishing a princi-pality. The date of Fergus Mac Eros invasion is given as A D. 506; and the bag-pipe was then a national instrument in Ireland. rhereforo we are quite safe insaying that the bagpipe was carried by the followers of Mac Ero to the Settlement inScotland.Petrie affirms in the antiquity of the Hill of Tara, that the bagpipe was knownfrom time immemorial among the Irish; for in all the poems descriptive of the TeachModchuarta (Banqueting Hall), varying in date from the 6th to the 10th century, con-stant mention is made of the instrument.There is a 9th century representation of a piper to be seen on the high cross atClonmacnois.Cuan OLochan, poet, who died A.D., 1,024, in his poem on Tara, mentions thatthe pipers and tricky jugglers had the lawful privilege of frequenting the kings house,and of drinking his beer.From the 11th century onwards the war-pipe figures frequently in Irish litera-ture, and many illustrations of it occur in the Irish manuscripts scattered through thelibraries of the world.King Griffiths, of North \Vales, who had been an exile in Ireland from his youthuntil 1089 (when, after the decisive battle of Carno, he came into his lawful estate),organised in 1100 a great Eisteddfod in Cacrwys, County Flintshire, North Wales,and there gave a prize for Irish bagpipe playing. It is worthy of note that a recordof this appears in the Welsh Annals. The prize was carried off by an Irishman, whoreceived from the monarch a silver pipe as a reward for his skill.The programme of the Great Leinster Festival, known as the Feis of Garman,which was held every August 3rd, included music as well as athletic sports; and inthe lists of the musicians present at the 1138 meeting, the Book of Leinster andBallymote make mention of pipers and pipes. Another note from Book of Leinster,pipers, fiddlers, and chairman, &c.In the reign of Henry II. of England (11541189) Brompton, writing on themusic of Ireland, makes particular mention of the Irish bagpipe and pipeplayers.Entries appear in many church papers referring to pipers and pipes. In the Deeds ofChrist Church Cathedral, Dublin, there is a note to the effect that in 1206, GeoffreyMo chreach is mo chas, na tagann horn snamb,mar luinge at bharr na taoide,no eitilt mar chag no go raghainn go dti soghradh,pe baile no aib go mbionn Se,go neosfainn mo ghearan is in uireasba gachIa,o cuireadh chun fain sa tir me,gan scilling ar faghbhail ac uireasba gus gaa ma bhristear an bach, taim diolta.Do ohois deas I mnbroig, a bhi suidhte go leor,ba cibeas ibm, ag gabhaiht na slighe tuar nihuin chapaill fe scoip, ag tarraint sa rod,ha mhinic ag ol a a diol tu.Do sharnhail.se doig.fhear, ni theaca riamub los,p
issue Number
12
page Number
16
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1967-01-01T00:00:00
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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 2, Issue 12

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