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557a Speaking in Irish; On the Wind; Irish Craic

Travel with Rick Steves

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Iris and the Bagpipes - What's the Difference?

The illen pipe is the most complex form of bagpipe in the world. It developed pretty much in the eighteenth century, but is still played to day. There are more pipers playing today than there have been at any point in history. The irish pipes are in a different family of instruments called the bellows blown pipes.

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