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Irish music

Irish music was developed in Ireland during the antiquities, it was often affected by political and religious situations. The symbol of Ireland is a harp.

As the result of mass immigration of Irish people, it spread across the U.S.A and especially in the United-Kingdom.

Irish music is an important part of Irish identity.

Irish music is very popular in Ireland, in pubs and at night, at festivals (St-Patrick) and parties.

The Irish instruments are:

Fiddle (or violins), banjos, uileans pipes, tin whistle, bodrans, accordions, harps and Irish guitar .

The famous Irish groups are:

The Corrs, U2, Cranberry , and for the traditional music are Altan , The Corrs , Primordial and etch…

In Irish there is a traditional dance, which is done only by feet, with the traditional Irish music.