Legend and fact blend seamlessly when it comes to the life and exploits of Granuaile. She was strong-willed from birth and a formidable force when she set her sights on something. One story tells
My mother’s siblings would start to arrive around noon, some with families of their own already, but all looking to my mother as the big sister she was and still is to all of them. My mother says she’s had a child on her hip since she was six. I guess that’s why our house was always the focal point of family.
I remember on even the coldest days, there would be so many people in the house that doors and windows would be