Irish traditional music

Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music and similar names) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. Following the establishment of the Irish Free State, Irish traditional music gained increased cultural significance as a symbol of national identity. It became associated with Ireland's Gaelic past and the context of nationalism and post-independence values. In A History of Irish Music (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there were at least ten instruments in general use.