Show ANCIENT HARPS OF IRELAND two Int instruments each having a distinct purpose were in use in olden times time the ancient irish harp was of two kinds a small instrument used chiefly for religious purposes first by the lie old druids druies in their rites and later by the christian bishops and abbots the other harp barp nai ft as large and was used in public assemblies and in battles the bagpipes were introduced into ireland from caledonia they had the same use in the irish armies they now have in the highland regiment Fi but the lie irish made in ili the course of time an improvement using lellow bellows to fill the chanter instead of the mouth and continued improving the instrument antl the union anlon pipes of today are the ri result ailt As to early trish irish liar harpers pers and their music there re is little known but at queen elizabeths Elixa beths court irish tunes were vwe popular of late huge hug ge books of ancient irish melodies have bea been ii collected and arranged petrie iia hag at trac attention nt to this ills field by 1 v him thorough ii luva or of irish ron folk inu le |