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9 2 28 20130417 24 1944). It does not now form any extensive woodlands. It is assumed that the wood for this chanter was of Irish origin. Donal Magner (2011) presents a fine photograph of an ancient yew tree and also refers to Uragh Wood, Co. Kerry, which the Irish Placenames Commis- sion (Internet) translates as ‘yew-land’ in a text record. At present yew woodland ‘is a highly restricted habitat type in Ireland’ occurring principally on areas of limestone pavement or rocky limestone knolls’ (Cross and Lynn 2012) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thanks to John Cress, NPWS for report on Yew Woodland Survey. REFERENCES Baines, A. No date given. Bagpipes. Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Cross, J. and Lynn, D. (2012) Yew Woodland Moni- toring 2011. Unpublished report National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin, Ire- land. Garvin, W. 1978. The Irish Bagpipes, their Con- struction and Maintenance. The Blackstaff Press, Belfast. Jane, F.W. 1970. The Structure of Wood. (Second Edition) Adam & Charles Black, London. Magner, D. 2011. Stopping by Woods. A Guide to the Forests and Woodlands of Ireland. The Lil- liput Pres, Dublin. McCracken, E. 1971. The Irish Woods since Tudor Times. David & Charles, Newton Abbot. McEvoy, T. 1944. Irish Native Woodlands: Their Present Condition. Irish Forestry. 1, (2), 27-35. Mitchell, F.J.G..1990. “The History and Vegetation dynamics of yew wood Taxus Bacatta L in S.W Ireland”, New Phytologist, 115, 573-577. OCarroll, E & Moore, C, 2011. Report on wooden remains from Barronstrand Street, Waterford E4013 Waterford: Unpublished technical re- port for Sisk/Penneys Ltd. O’Carroll, F. 1948. “A Gamut for Irish Melody”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 52C 2. O'Donnell, L. 2004. Analysis of the Wood and Charcoal, Site CA1, Charlesland Residential Development, Co. Wicklow, Licence No. 03E0592, Unpublished technical report for Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd. Overland, A. & O’Connell, M. 2011. “New in- sights into late Holocene farming and wood- land dynamics in western Ireland with particular reference to the early medieval hori- zontal watermill at Kilbegly, Co. Roscom- mon”. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 163, 205-226. THE AUTHORS Dr. Niall O Carroll, M.Agr..Sc. (Forestry). Former Chief Inspector, Forest Service, Dublin. Dr Ellen O Carroll, M.A. (Archaeology). Specialises in identifying wooden objects in archaeological finds. ~ History ~ THE IRISH HARP FESTIVAL IN BELFAST 1903 M R. JAMES WILLIAMSON played magnifi- cently on the Irish pipes, but there can be no doubt that the popular piper of the evening was the blind player on the Irish pipes, Martin O’Reilly. This wonderful old man played the an- cient airs with such a feeling, expression, and profound understanding of their suggestions and meanings that he simply took the house by storm. He played the dance music for Miss Min- nie Magee and Mr. Art MacGann, who went through a hornpipe with graceful agility. From The Northern Whig, Belfast, reproduced in The Gael, June 1903.

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