And just to confuse even more, the Irish are understandably proud of their national instrument, the harp - that haunting, beautiful-sounding instrument with a rich, centuries-old tradition. Not surprisingly then, you could have knocked Ireland over with a feather when it was recently shown that the Irish harp originated in Scotland.
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Response last updated by gtho4 on Jul 28 2021.
May 23 2006, 5:13 PM
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Wales was what I was looking for. However, being Irish, I must add that while the harp is our national symbol, the uileann pipes are our national instrument. They are a lot less harsh than the bagpipes.