@mysticvean they do play mouth bagpipes in Donegal - that is why I am not 100% sure. Ulstermen do play Uileann pipes up North - the Scots in Donegal: they might actually use the mouth bagpipes...something for you to research! :-) I ll ask my prod mates in Belfast who are from Donegal about that.
@mysticvean yeah, thats why we tend to fingerspell "D" in BSL then sign SCOTLAND but many would just twist the S handshape (just like how you would sign KEEP in ISL) and for SCOTLAND, hit the bagpipe twice. By the way, I don't know if the Scots play uileann pipes (native to Ireland) in Co. Donegal - can imagine it to the Scottish bagpipes?
@belfastshane No, it's the uileann pipes. They play the uileann pipes a lot in Donegal as well. Yes, your theory is a good one, though the Donegal sign is uileann pipes, as I was reliably told by several old men from St Joseph's?
hey Raymond: the sign for Donegal is basically "Scotland" because of its large Scots community back then in Co. Donegal. As for the bouncing sign for Belfast, its because it always rain in Belfast, just like Alvean said here :-) as for the Dublin sign for Belfast, no one really knows. Several suggestions there however the North sign for Belfast is gaining popularity down South although.
Hey Alvean! It's Raymond. I was just wondering what is the significance of the Donegal sign? Does it mean anything? Similar for Belfast? Donegal looks... sorta bird like! Belfast looks like you're either trying to play the piano, or showing off a spiffy jacket!
@palaeolove hi there! The Donegal sign is apparently showing the uileann pipes. The belfast signs... the one preferred by Belfast people shows one of two things. The topography of the city, or the rain bouncing off the ground. The One preferred by Dubliners... think bullet-proof jackets worn by the British soldiers.
what is the sign for Wexford?
venredmondable 1 week ago
@mysticvean they do play mouth bagpipes in Donegal - that is why I am not 100% sure. Ulstermen do play Uileann pipes up North - the Scots in Donegal: they might actually use the mouth bagpipes...something for you to research! :-) I ll ask my prod mates in Belfast who are from Donegal about that.
belfastshane 1 year ago
@belfastshane that's interesting. Scots... scot pipes. Ulstermen... uileann pipes. as for asking... please do. :) Go ahead and ask. Uileann pipes don't have mouthpieces, whereas scottish bagpipes do.
Uileann players sit indoors and play their pipes using their arms and fingers.
Scot bagpipes stand and play outdoors and play their pipes using arms, fingers and mouths.
mysticvean 1 year ago
@mysticvean yes that is why I am not sure re: whether uileann pipes can be played outside - the Scots do play bagpipes outside in Co. Donegal.
belfastshane 1 year ago
@mysticvean how would they know the difference between uileann pipes and bagpipes?
belfastshane 1 year ago
@belfastshane LOL! Only going by what I was told. FYI the difference is that bagpipes has a mouthpiece, whereas uileann pipes don't.
mysticvean 1 year ago
@mysticvean yeah, thats why we tend to fingerspell "D" in BSL then sign SCOTLAND but many would just twist the S handshape (just like how you would sign KEEP in ISL) and for SCOTLAND, hit the bagpipe twice. By the way, I don't know if the Scots play uileann pipes (native to Ireland) in Co. Donegal - can imagine it to the Scottish bagpipes?
belfastshane 1 year ago
@belfastshane No, it's the uileann pipes. They play the uileann pipes a lot in Donegal as well. Yes, your theory is a good one, though the Donegal sign is uileann pipes, as I was reliably told by several old men from St Joseph's?
mysticvean 1 year ago
hey Raymond: the sign for Donegal is basically "Scotland" because of its large Scots community back then in Co. Donegal. As for the bouncing sign for Belfast, its because it always rain in Belfast, just like Alvean said here :-) as for the Dublin sign for Belfast, no one really knows. Several suggestions there however the North sign for Belfast is gaining popularity down South although.
belfastshane 1 year ago
@belfastshane thanks. yes, many people confuse donegal and scotland as the two signs are the same.
mysticvean 1 year ago
Hey Alvean! It's Raymond. I was just wondering what is the significance of the Donegal sign? Does it mean anything? Similar for Belfast? Donegal looks... sorta bird like! Belfast looks like you're either trying to play the piano, or showing off a spiffy jacket!
palaeolove 1 year ago
@palaeolove hi there! The Donegal sign is apparently showing the uileann pipes. The belfast signs... the one preferred by Belfast people shows one of two things. The topography of the city, or the rain bouncing off the ground. The One preferred by Dubliners... think bullet-proof jackets worn by the British soldiers.
mysticvean 1 year ago