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uillean pipes, n. pl.|ˈɪljɪn|
Also -ann.
[See union pipes n. pl.]
= union pipes n. pl. Rarely in sing.
The etymological relationship between the two terms is uncertain. This name is now the usual one.
[1876: see woollen a. 1 ¶ .] 1906Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 2) II. 509/1 The later bagpipe, the Uillean or Union pipe, blown with a bellows, became popular in Ireland. 1962Times 16 Nov. 16/1 Ceilidh bands of the venerable Uilleann pipes. 1974Irish Democrat Nov. 2/4 Irish concert in..Acton Town Hall... Tommy McCarthy (Uillean pipes and concertina). 1980Observer 10 Feb. 14/8 The ensemble consists of two fiddles, flute, harp, a single⁓headed drum called the bodhran and the uillean pipes. 1984Listener 3 May 28/1 Making extensive use of the most beautiful sound on earth, that of uilleann pipes in skilled hands, it was first and foremost a portrait of a contented man. |