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Dancing on a heartache: Music has uplifted Ireland in battle and amid pandemic, Travel News & Top Stories

Dancing on a heartache: Music has uplifted Ireland in battle and amid pandemic, Travel News & Top Stories

COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND – During century after century of occupation, bloodshed and poverty, the Irish people kept their spirits up by creating and then dancing atop soundwaves.

This year, as they celebrate 100 years of hard-fought independence from Great Britain, they are aware of the massive role that home-grown Gaelic music and dancing played in helping them survive generations of hardship, including the ongoing pandemic.

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