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Gheeyita

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Cornamusa

Odd name in Fraser; Also mentioned by O’Neill, who fails to reveal his source, however; NB: ➺ Gheevita and Ghefyita.

Sources

Fraser, Alexander Duncan: Some reminiscences and the bagpipe. Edinburgh, 1907 (➺ plate between p.32-33 [GHEEYITA]), p.369 (Gheeyità).

O’Neill, Francis: Irish minstrels and musicians: the story of Irish music [Chicago, 1913]. Cork, 1987 [facsimile], p.29.