"bagpipes are not an Irish instrument"
WHAT?????????
This is like saying whiskey is not an Irish drink. Just because the scots have it as well doesn't mean that they invented it. Bagpipes, whiskey, kilts, the 'mac' in many Scottish surnames, the stone of scone, and a shitload of celtic culture was brought to Scotland by the Irish when they colonised it. Scotland was, for many years, considered to be a part of Ireland because Ulster established a colony there. Eventually, Scotland requested independence, and they got it and set up their own nation. But all that stuff was originally Irish. The scottish bagpipes were not the favourite pipes among Irishmen (we preferred the Uilleann pipes. They sound much nicer!), but were used because they're a lot more portable! They were played marching to battles and stuff.
"bagpipes are not an Irish instrument" WHAT????????? This is like saying whiskey is not an Irish drink. Just because the scots have it as well doesn't mean that they invented it. Bagpipes, whiskey, kilts, the 'mac' in many Scottish surnames, the stone of scone, and a shitload of celtic culture was brought to Scotland by the Irish when they colonised it. Scotland was, for many years, considered to be a part of Ireland because Ulster established a colony there. Eventually, Scotland requested independence, and they got it and set up their own nation. But all that stuff was originally Irish. The scottish bagpipes were not the favourite pipes among Irishmen (we preferred the Uilleann pipes. They sound much nicer!), but were used because they're a lot more portable! They were played marching to battles and stuff.