The earliest Irish mention of the bagpipe is in 1206, approximately thirty years after the Anglo-Norman invasion;"The Concise History of the Bagpipe by Frank J. Timoney | Ireland". another mention attributes their use to Irish troops in Henry VIII's siege of Boulogne.Donnelly, Seán, The Early History of Piping in Ireland (2001), p. 9 Illustrations in the 1581 book The Image of Irelande by John Derricke clearly depict a bagpiper. Derricke's illustrations are considered to be reasonably faithful depictions of the attire and equipment of the English and Irish population of the 16th century.
The earliest Irish mention of the bagpipe is in 1206, approximately thirty years after the Anglo-Norman invasion;"The Concise History of the Bagpipe by Frank J. Timoney | Ireland". another mention attributes their use to Irish troops in Henry VIII's siege of Boulogne.Donnelly, Seán The Early History of Piping in Ireland (2001), p. 9 Illustrations in the 1581 ,book The Image of Irelande by John Derricke clearly depict a bagpiper. Derricke's illustrations are considered to be reasonably faithful depictions of the attire and equipment of the English and Irish population of the 16th century.