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 Originally Posted by TNKiltedWolf
Hello all,
Today marks the anniversary of the Repeal Proclamation of 1782. This act repealed the Act of Proscription (1747) which had for almost two generations forbidden the tartan and pipes. So I wish you all a very happy International Tartan day in celebration!!
(A linky for those wishing more info: http://www.burkes-peerage.net/articl...rnational.aspx )
Cheers,
Aaron
No, the pipes were never proscripted. Read Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping-1745-1945 by Gibson
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