Margaret Dunn

Margaret Houlihan is an Irish bagpiper, originally from Cullen, County Cork, now living in Scotland.

Life She started learning the pipes when she was 9 years old and was initially taught by her father Con Houlihan. She later received lessons from Stephen Power and moved to Scotland when she was 17 to study piping at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Margaret was pipe major of Cullen Pipe Band from Cork when the band became world champions in Grade 3B in 2007.

Solo awards

Northern Meetings Silver Medal in 2007 1st MacGregor Memorial Piobaireachd (22 and under) Oban 1999 1st B Grade March, Oban 1999 1st Duncan Johnstone Memorial Piobaireachd 2001 1st B Grade Piobaireachd, Inveraray 2003 1st Strachan Memorial MSR, London 2000 1st A Grade Strathspey and Reel, Oban 2003 1st A Grade March Argyllshire Gathering 2007