The following excerpt mentioning piper Martin Moran is from the writing of Louisburgh man James Berry¹ who tells us amongst other things that “the pipes in those days were as plentiful as blackberries in Autumn”:

1. ‪James Berry, 1842-1914.‬ ‪Tales of the West of Ireland; ed. Gertrude M. Horgan.‬ ‪Dolmen Press, Dublin; Oxford University Press, London, 1966.‬