Because of my interest in world music, ethnomusicology, and especially the music of Ireland, I find myself reading Irish news sources more frequently than American news. I like to find things about music to learn the terminology and culture of how music is practiced on the Emerald Isle. I recently stumbled upon (not via StumbleUpon) this article and felt it was worth sharing. I like to call Ireland the "last" western European country; it tends to follow the rest of Europe in trends. The people of Ireland retain their non-western heritage through music and other artistic outlets despite heavy British influence over the centuries. Driving from one coast to the other it is easy to drive for miles upon miles without running into a small town, making the countryside much different from mainland Europe. Ireland, it looks like from this article, is also last in technology. Perhaps this is due to the collapse of the Irish economy or perhaps they never had enough resources to buy required technology but either way, it offers a good comparison; Ireland is in many ways a very small America.
Irish Technology
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