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Some suggestion but no solid proof that White was active as maker in Ireland. Emigrated to Boston in 1848, age about forty one, identified himself as "Musical Instrument Maker" at least by 1850. Francis O'Neill describes White as player, reedmaker, repairer and maker of pipes, his drones well thought of. His pipes are said to have "style characteristics" of pipemakers Maurice Coyne and Michael Egan.
For Ned White you seem to rely heavily on what Robert van Dijk wrote. The set he has, and attributed to White, was reportedly found under the floorboards of a house in Loughrea. It really was a bag of sticks before it was put together and done up. The bits appeared to have been made by a number of different makers, perhaps even as many as three or four. I was present when Geoff Wooff gave his opinion, casually, on some of the 'style characteristics' found in different parts of that set, which made it into Robert's article in the Piobaire. I'd be very reluctant to attribute all of those to White's work, especially as known, or attributed, sets by White made in the US are, visually, very different in character. I have photos of that set, although not currently digitised.