as ▁Mac ▁G ri anna , ▁a ▁local ▁from ▁A ran ▁M ór ▁she ▁had ▁known ▁since ▁child hood , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 2 9 . ▁From ▁his ▁father , ▁the ▁couple ▁received ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁farm , ▁around ▁three ▁acres ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁built ▁a ▁small ▁c ott age . ▁M h ic ▁Gh ri anna ▁lived ▁in ▁this ▁house ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁Her ▁husband ▁worked ▁in ▁Scotland ▁ann ually ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁December . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁M h ic ▁Gh ri anna ▁kept ▁a ▁small ▁farm , ▁with ▁a ▁don key ▁and ▁a ▁cow . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁her ▁husband ▁collected ▁the ▁do le , ▁making ▁cre els ▁and ▁b ask ets ▁for ▁extra ▁income . ▁ ▁Sing ing ▁and ▁story t elling ▁M h ic ▁Gh ri anna ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁Rev . ▁C oss lett ▁Ó ▁Cu inn ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁trans cribed ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁stories ▁and ▁songs . ▁This ▁recognition ▁gave ▁her ▁some ▁confidence ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁singer ▁and ▁se an cha í ▁as ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁point ▁her ▁only ▁audience ▁was ▁her ▁husband . ▁Pad ra ig ▁U a ▁C ná im hs í , ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁A ran ▁M ór , ▁visited ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁when ▁he ▁trans cribed ▁ 7 0 ▁of ▁her ▁songs . ▁He ▁told ▁the ▁Irish ▁Fol kl ore ▁Commission ▁and ▁Radio ▁É ire ann ▁about ▁M h ic ▁Gh