Cullen pipe band heralds anniversary with success

THE skirl of the bagpipes echoed around the Co Cork village of Cullen yesterday as local people celebrated a notable success by a well-known pipe band on its 65th anniversary.

Cullen Pipe Band, which has been a fixture at many important public events over a wide area since 1941, recently finished fourth in the World Pipe Band Championships, in Glasgow.

“We’re over the moon. This is the biggest achievement in our history. You could call the Glasgow event the Olympics of piping,” said the band’s delighted pipe major, Con Houlihan, who himself came first in the Division Two in the solo amateur event.