What is the national instrument of Ireland?
National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland the emblem of the Northern Ireland Assembly, referencing Ulster's linen industry. The national tree of the Republic is the sessile oak ("Quercus petraea"), declared as such in 1990 by Taoiseach Charlie Haughey. Other accounts give the strawberry tree ("Arbutus unedo") as the national tree. Irish dance is Ireland's national dance. The Celtic harp (cláirseach), great Irish warpipes (píob mhór) and uilleann pipes have all been described as national musical instruments. "Amhrán na bhFiann" ("The Soldiers' Song") is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. Written in English by Peadar Kearney and set to music by Patrick Heeney in 1907,
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