Twelfth of July Parade Orange band parades frequently provided musical entertainment for the large crowds that they attracted. Each Twelfth parade was the ...
General Comments In the late 17th century there was much music and dancing after the sober days under Oliver Cromwell. The Irish enjoyed these pastimes ...
O’Carolan O’Carolan was the last Irish professional, traditional harper. He travelled around the big houses for more than forty years. He wrote ...
Whiteboys’ Song The Whiteboys were a secret society in mid 18th century Ireland. They were groups of armed men wearing a white shirt who roamed the ...
Fiddle The Irish played the pipes for dancing but the fiddle remained the most common musical instrument.
Instruments There is no evidence that Irish people in the new stone age had musical instruments. These instruments were found in other parts of the ...
Examples of Music in the Period Many large assemblies, called oenach, were held in Ireland. At these there would be minstrels and timpanists. The favourite instrument ...
Church Choir The famous Charles Wesley hymn, O for a thousand tongues was a popular choice for church choirs towards the end of the 19th century. ...
Dancing at a feis (1904) Irish dancing had always been popular and the cultural revival of the late 19th century gave this more publicity. This photograph taken ...
Edward Bunting Edward Bunting was the organiser of the Belfast Harp Festival. He devoted his life to the collection of traditional Irish music and ...
