Brian Boru pipes (plurale tantum)
Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 4 stocks (a: single chanter / b: 3 drones in 3 stocks)
Designed (patented 1908) and built by William O’Duane (➺ Dungannon pipes) and Henry Starck (? [<1876]-1924), a London bagpipe maker of German origin; An extended War pipe, according to O’Neill modelled after the painting "The bagpiper" by Sir David Wilkie R.A. (1785-1841) and the engraving "The blind piper" by J. Naysmith [?-?]; Now almost extinct; Named after the last High King of Ireland (Irish name: Brian Bórumha mac Cennétig (941-1014)), who ruled over Ireland from 1002 until his death; NB (plurale tantum): The term is also used when referring to 1 instrument only.
Chanter with 4 or more keys, enabling to enter a 2nd octave and play traditional Irish tunes as on Uilleann pipe(s); 3 drones: B, f, a.
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