? [official name unknown]

A blind woman, who, according to piper "Jimmy" Barry, "flourished at Castelyons [NNE of Cork] and had become a performer from dire necessity, on the death of her husband. She was a special favorite with the dancers, and it is quite likely that she has had some previous training to have acquired such proficiency. None but the best can play for those who are called stage or platform dancers. Withouth a blink of light in her eyes, she was able to discern each step-dancer by the sound of his feet. Her originality was phenomenal and she never was at a loss for a word of encouragement to stimulate the dancers as well as to keep the crowd in good humor [sic]. Not the least entertaining part of her performance was the fusillade of comments she kept up all the time… "; NB¹: ➺ Survey of female pipers; NB²: In "Ethnomusicology Ireland" 2/3 (July 2013), p.1-21, the American author Tes Slominski gives a critical analysis of descriptions, by O’Neill and others, regarding female musicians.