fore-great-grandfather's

Updated: April 30, 2025

Three strange birds were eating out of the pot a cuckoo, a corncrake and a swallow. "Come to the fire, gilly," said the old woman when she looked round. "I am not a gilly, but the King of Ireland's Son," said he. "Well, let that be. What do you want of me?" "Are you the Old Woman of Beare?" "I have been called the Old Woman of Beare since your fore-great-grandfather's time."

Padraic Colum - The King of Ireland's Son