Named after Dungannon (Irish: Dún Geanainn), home town of William O’Duane (?-?), who designed the instrument (1906) to resemble the bagpipe shown in "The Image of Irelande with a diʃcouerie of VVoodkarne" (London, 1581), written (1578) by Jhon [usually spelt John] Derricke; Manufactured by Henry Starck (possibly 3 sets only [2016: none traced]); NB¹ (plurale tantum): The term is also used when referring to 1 instrument only; NB²: ➺ Brian Boru pipes.

With 3 drones (a bass in A, a baritone in E, and a tenor in a) in juxtaposition; Instead of being attached to the bag individually, their separate stocks are plugged into 1 common stock.