Pipe Bands of Ireland

The roots of the New Ross FCÁ Pipe Band trace back to the O’Hanrahan War Pipe Band, formed after the 1916 Easter Rising and named in honour of Michael O’Hanrahan, a local man from New Ross who was executed for his role in the Rising. This band played at key moments in Irish history, including accompanying IRA battalions during the handover of New Ross and Wexford towns and barracks by British forces at the end of the War of Independence.

Celebrating 75 Years of St. Colman’s Pipe Band, Ballindaggin (as of 2024). St. Colman’s Pipe Band, Ballindaggin, County Wexford.   For over seven decades, St. Colman’s Pipe Band from Ballindaggin, County Wexford, has brought the unique sound of Irish bagpiping...