Michael Wallace (fl. late 1800s), Irish piper. Michael and his brother Frank Wallace (piper) were born somewhere between Ballina and Westport,

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. He performed in

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. Michael's supporters claimed he was a better piper than William Connolly (born 1839). The pipemaker, Michael Egan, thought him the best Irish piper on either side of the

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. His ultimate fate is unknown.

External links

* http://billhaneman.ie/IMM/IMM-XXI.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Michael Irish male uilleann pipers 19th-century Irish male musicians Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom Irish expatriates in the United States Musicians from County Mayo 19th-century Irish uilleann pipers