{"id":3534,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/news\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:01:43","slug":"martin-doyle-plays-oneills-march-and-return-from-fingal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martindoyleflutes.com\/news\/2026\/01\/01\/martin-doyle-plays-oneills-march-and-return-from-fingal\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Doyle plays O’Neill’s March and Return from Fingal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy New Year to all!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our good friend Anurakta O’Neill recently found a forgotten video clip from Martin Doyle’s trip to New Zealand in December of 2014. Martin was visiting Anurakta at his workshop in Christchurch and he asked Martin if he knew the famous O’Neill’s March<\/a>. Martin proceeded to play that tune and was then prompted to talk about another tune that he had played earlier in the day called Return from Fingal<\/a>. This second tune relates to the Battle of Clontarf<\/a> in 1014 AD and the subsequent death of the famed Irish High King Brian Boru<\/a>. As usual, Martin brought the magic and it was a lovely wee interlude for those present. Martin is playing one of his own traditional style<\/a> keyless D flutes that is made from cocus wood<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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