Ireland history
Republic of Ireland
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early medieval triple pipes from the Cross of the Scriptures Clonmacnoise, County Offaly |
Richard Sermon has written about a 12th century tabor pipe found in Waterford. |
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1761
“At the Theatre Royal, Dublin, in a tragedy called The Fair Penitent” it advertised: “Tabor and Pipe Mr Messink” Dublin Courier - Monday 09 February 1761 |
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dancing |
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1762Dublin Courier - Wednesday 16 June 1762 |
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1776 'An Account of the Masquerade at the Mustc-hall, in Fishamble Street on Friday, April 19.' “…Sweetly soft in Lydian measure ; whilst the rural dance in a third, had its necessary ‘The Hibernian Magazine, or Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge’ |
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1780 ' An Irish Fortune Hunter's Wedding', a satire |
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1782 story “…On this green, behold a large pavillion; I told you of the band that struck up on our arrival; 'Anna: a sentimental novel. In a series of letters. In two volumes. ... '1782: Vol 1 |
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1792 farce “…Bel. Lord, Frank, what's come to you ? |
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1813 A grand Ball at Mount Shannon for the Earl of Clare's birthday:Limerick Advertiser as quoted in the Pilot (London) - Monday 13 September 1813 |
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1822 ball in County Tipperary:Saunders's News-Letter - Wednesday 11 December 1822 | ||||
1832 Clonmel Herald - Saturday 17 November 1832 | ||||
1845 ‘Reception of Lieut Stoddert on his Return Home from India’ in Dublin: Freeman's Journal - Wednesday 19 March 1845 | ||||
1846 ‘Public Rejoicings at Longfield’, Dublin The Pilot - Monday 21 September 1846 | ||||
1855 Epilogue spoken at the meeting of the Philo Thespian Society in Dublin, ended:The Advocate: or, Irish Industrial Journal - Saturday 07 July 1855 |
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1855 in Lismore, County Waterford Waterford Mail - Tuesday 25 September 1855 | ||||
1858 story: The Little Black Box, chapter 10'Westmeath Independent - Saturday 20 March 1858 | ||||
1876 story: ‘The Covenanter’s Marriage Day’Longford Journal - Saturday 09 September 1876 | ||||
masquerade party |
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1780 Dublin: “The number of masques was very great .... from the vast variety that appeared we have selected the following, viz-:Dublin Evening Post - Saturday 22 April 1780 |
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1780 The Subscription Masquerade given at the Lying-In Hospital, Rotunda and Gardens, Great Britain Street, Dublin:
included a masked “Spirit who performed well on the pipe and tabor, Mr Austen” |
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painting |
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1780 Description of a painting by Sir Joshua Carmine: Dublin Evening Post - Thursday 08 June 1780 |
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1788 poem ‘The Rustic Festival.’—by W. Hamilton Reid “…With artless glee some deftly shift their feet, Walker's Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge 1788-11: Vol 17 |
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pandean pipes |
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1805 Advertisement in Dublin newspaper: Saunders's News-Letter - Tuesday 12 March 1805 | ||||
1808 Advertisement in Dublin newspaper: Hibernian Journal; or, Chronicle of Liberty - Friday 01 July 1808 |
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1828Dublin Morning Register - Tuesday 30 September 1828 | ||||
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local events |
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1780 masquerade ‘An Account of the Masquerade, given by the Gentlemen of Daly's Club on Tuesday the 6th of June.’ The Hibernian Magazine, or Compendium of entertaining knowledge |
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1817 at Dunleary Harbour at the ceremony of laying the first stone: |
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1840 County Limerick processions celebrating the win of fishermen in London: ‘The Victorious Fishermen’Limerick Reporter - Tuesday 23 June 1840 | ||||
1843 essay entitled ‘Great Cities’published in County Westmeath:Westmeath Guardian and Longford News-Letter - Thursday 09 March 1843 | ||||
1846 ‘Plea for the Public Opinion of Ireland’The Pilot - Friday 14 August 1846 | ||||
1855 County Sligo newspaper: Sligo Independent - Wednesday 05 December 1855 | ||||
literature |
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? 1387 " And they Scotlond the douzter of Irlond use harpe, tymbre, and tabour, Dictionary of Middle English Musical Terms |
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1706 play ‘The Recruiting Officer’ by George Farquhar | ||||
1786 comic opera ‘The Agreeable Surprise’ “Sir Fel. There there, get you gone all to the lawn, and be as merry as good 'cheer, strong beer, ‘A volume of plays, as they are acted at the Theatre, Smoke-Alley, Dublin.’ |
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“… Besides, the TABOUR was always a favourite instrument amongst the Irish, of which the Flute, ‘Historical memoirs of the Irish bards. Interspersed with anecdotes of, and occasional observations on the music of Ireland. Also, an historical and descriptive account of the musical instruments of the ancient Irish’.... by Joseph C. Walker, ... 1786 |
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1798 political essay “…But the cautious tranquillizing plan which I have been recommending would not perhaps have ‘Essays on the political circumstances of Ireland : written during the administration of Earl Camden : with an appendix |
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1827 ‘Sylvia, or the May Queen; a Lyrical Drama.’ by George Darley, ACT III.Scene I. “…Then around you we 'll dance, and around you we 'll sing! |
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1845 poem ‘criticism on Mr. Kenealv's new work Brallaghan or the Deipnosophists’Cork Examiner - Friday 14 March 1845 |
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1848 ‘A Voice of Encouragement A New Year’s Lay’Dublin Weekly Nation - Saturday 01 January 1848 | ||||
1849 essay ‘THE REV. JAMES STERLING’ W. J. LAWRENCE, in ‘Notes and queries A Medium of Communication FOR LITERARY MEN, GENERAL READERS, ETC’ |
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1854 poem ‘Young and Old’: Dublin Weekly Nation - Saturday 22 April 1854 | ||||
1856 a love poem ‘Celebrated Women No. 3 Fair Rosamund’: Commercial Journal - Saturday 19 July 1856 [Dublin] | ||||
1859 story: Cork Daily Herald - Friday 30 September 1859 | ||||
1862 poem ‘The O’Lincon Family’Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier - Friday 19 September 1862 | ||||
1870Limerick Reporter - Tuesday 28 June 1870 | ||||
1891 Christmas poem: Dundalk Herald - Saturday 26 December 1891 [County Louth] | ||||
1895 ‘The Black Arrow or The Outlaws of Tunstall Forest by Robert Louis Stevenson’Flag of Ireland - Saturday 23 March 1895 [Dublin] | ||||
rural idyll |
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1846 newspaper commentary Roscommon Journal, and Western Impartial Reporter - Saturday 26 September 1846 |
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1857 'Anticipation of Spring'Longford Journal - Saturday 07 February 1857 | ||||
1882Freeman's Journal - Monday 01 May 1882 [Dublin] | ||||
1893 newspaper article ‘Vanished Street Shows’:Dublin Daily Express - Tuesday 17 October 1893 | ||||
political comment |
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1854Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail - Saturday 11 November 1854 | ||||
concert |
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In April 1805 pandean minstrels appeared in Dublin for a series of concerts after plays were performed. | ||||
1855 report on 'Mr Julienne’s Concerts' in County Cork: Cork Examiner - Friday 02 March 1855 | ||||
1858 ‘A Winter Nights Wake’ in Dublin: Saunders's News-Letter - Saturday 10 April 1858 | ||||
1915 'Ireland’s Oldest Band' Dublin Evening Telegraph - Saturday 03 July 1915 |
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folk events |
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1873 Jack in the Green “…But “ Jack-in-the-Green ” days are fast dwindling —even now he is seldom to be seen in public Dublin University Magazine 1873-05: Vol 81 Iss 485 |
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