To-day the two women that had the stall during the mission packed up and went. One of them, and she did scarcely any trade, was so kind as to give Lil two medals and two little statues for Mám and I. It shows how really good and generous the people here are. We never bought anything from her, and it was she who gave me the glass of water [when he was sick at Mass] – This morning we got a letter from Fr. Pat saying he could not come on Friday! So we were terribly upset. We have decided to stay here till Tuesday though funds are running out. Miss O’Brien sent us an invitation to go to Monatrea too, but we are going to Dunmanway. I had a lesson in piano from Mám and am getting on far better at the Variations. Went for tennis after dinner, and after tea Miss Mansfield and I beat a crack player and partner, and I was delighted to knock some of his airs from him. There were crowds waiting for sets, so I had only 2. Found Mám had strange experiences in her walk with witches and an old woman who showed her a hawthorn tree thornless because Cromwellians hanged a priest there.
