Bagpipes! The bane and love of my life!

[beloitpiper]

I wasn't sure whether to put this thread in the "celtic music" section or in this one, but I decided on this one.

So, right now I have Great Highland Bagpipes (the big Scottish ones) and some lovely John Walsh Smallpipes

which are for playing indoors and with other people. They sound great and I love them. Here's the dilemma: I really have been drooling over uilleann pipes

for awhile now. Unfortunately, I cannot afford them, but somebody has offered to buy my smallpipes. Should I part with my smallpipes to realize my Uilleann dream, or stick with what I already have? I'm afraid I'll miss my smallpipes a lot, but at the same time Uilleann pipes have always been my favorite instrument.

Any suggestions? For all the pipers out there, what would you do?