<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">bodhráns</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>frame drums</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bodhran</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bodhrán</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Single-headed frame drums of Ireland, with a membrane of animal skin and a criss-cross arrangement of cord, sticks, or wire over the open end by which they are held with one hand; they are struck by the free hand or alternately by the knobs at each end of the stick. ]]></note></mads>