Uilleann Pipes

Uilleann Pipes Acknowledged by UNESCO

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2018

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) approved recognition of uilleann piping as an element of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity” in early December. After initiating the application process in March 2016, the Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht worked tirelessly for over a year to ensure the acceptance of … [Read more...] about Uilleann Pipes Acknowledged by UNESCO

September 21, 1985

Irish American actor George Clooney makes his first debut in television’s “Facts of Life” on this day in 1985. Clooney, who was unknown at the time, gained the reappearing role as the handyman on “Facts of Life,” the popular tv sitcom. He was on the show for 17 episodes, but did not shoot to fame until his role as Dr. Doug Ross on “ER” beginning in 1994. Clooney went on to star in hit films such as, “Ocean’s Eleven,” “The Perfect Storm,” and 2011’s “The Descendants.”

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