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Story of the Bagpipe
CHAPTER IV.
ANCIENT IRISH BAGPIPES.
I'AGE
Pre-Christian Ireland— The Brehon Laws —A Saga of the seventh
century — The tiiuic or cetharcoire — Gerbert's illustration —
The bagpipe in church — Keeners vviih pipers in the tenth
century — The Dord Fiansa — Cuan O'Lochain— Pedal point
— Giraldus Cambrensis— Geoffrey the piper — William the
piper — Irish pipers in Gascony and Flanders — The Irish war-
pipes at Calais — Battle of Falkirk — Ihe piob inor at Crecy —
Statute of Kilkenny— Pipers admitted to the Dublin
franchise 19
CHAPTER V.
ANCIENT WELSH PIPES.
Irish colonists in Wales — Testimony of Kuno Meyer— Irish origin
of the Eisteddfod — Bardic system borrowed from Ireland —
Howell the Good — Battle of Carno — Eisteddfod at Caerwys
— Prince Howell the poet— Brompton, Abbot of Jervaulx
— Gerald Barry— Morris's Welsh collection - - - - 28
CHAPTER VI.
EARLY ENGLISH LAGPIPLS.
Celts in England — Roman remains— Anglo-Saxon pipes — The
Anglo-Normans — Lilt pipes and corn pipes — The pipe
in church— Minstrels' Gallery at Exeter — Ralph the piper —
Janino Chevretter — Strutt's illustration of early English
bagpipes— The King's Band of Music in 1327 — Barbor and
Morlan— Chaucer's Miller— Richard II. patronizes pipers —
William of Wykeham— Morris dances— May games— John
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