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Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 43, Page 10

Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 43, Page 10
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Na Píobairí Uilleann
periodical Editor
Chairman, NPU
periodical Title
Píobaire, An
volume Number
2
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From page 10Here his iintsic, had he not beenpreviously engaged, might have proved o( much advantage to him.as a young woman at the inn where he stopped was so captivatedby it that she proposed him her hand in marriage, with a massof wealth which she had been for some years accumulating. Thistreasure by way of temptation, she discovered to him as a greatsecret, which consisted of a large barrel of Isle of Man penny-pieces. This ofter. however, he was obliged respectiully to reject, tothe great mortilication of the (air damsel.The writer 01 this article has knownWilliam Talbot for some timeand thinks itbut justice to his character to state that hehas much merit in supporting himself anda large family so respectably as he does onthe income derived alone from his musicalabilities, Time loss ol sight, and want ofthe comforts depending upon it, althoughit may be deplored, seem not to be felt asa calamity by William Talbot, for, notwith-standing that lie great Book of Nature isrur ever closed to him, he appears perfect l resigned to the will of Providence full ofcontentment and cheerfulness, and pos-sesses at all times that independence offeeling which renders life supportableunder every misfortune.il- IL WANDERING PIPERThe Wandering Piper has agreed In perform atRottmndo every day during the present week, for thebenefit of the Lyingin charity. A friend of ours,who has inspected the vouchers icr the Pipers dpsbtmrseriments to char itable institutions ii , Great Britainand America, says that a series of documents moreample luminous, an d satisfactory, cannot by any pos-sibIlity be conceived. We j ialt oii!y notice oimc tortof the money, he gave 27. Os. 6d to t Ime I. yillg-i i iHospital at Norwich atone. Chori tics tinder Firmanagernermt of ladies seem to have been the specialobject of his benevolence all over England, i cr thisreason, tlmtm t he always received the patronage ofladies in every town which lie visited. Ireland hasnever yet stood behind any na 11011 in miuni ficenc:e,charm t y and benevolence; and we tr usi t ha t be forethe close of the week, the amount of ihe Pipersreceipts in aid of our valuable Lying -in Instil u thinwill be second to none in the Sister I c i ngd nKerry Evening Post, 9 January 1839.Suhmitted by Lisa Shie lds, Dublin per Terry Moylan. 4 .Can any reader name either of these pipers, both obviously from the early part of this century? Note the un-usual turn on the top of the bass regulator and the shamrock shape of the regulator keys on the set of thepiper on the left.ctinl_aSh iii o Suibn,,AN RISII PIflLc tAct ..Unnamed Pipers1 1
issue Number
43
page Number
10
periodical Author
[Periodical]
issue Publication Date
1989-04-01T00:00:00
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anonymous,guest,friend,member

Píobaire, An, Volume 2, Issue 43

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