Hi all, I'm intrigued to come across this forum as I am Bess Cronin's relative. Her sister was my grandmother and I spent every summer in the house at Lisbwee that was so evocatively photgraphed by Jean Ritchie's husband. My mother was Margaret Cronin (Peg) who was born at Lisbwee - the youngest of a large family. My mother married a Herlihy from nearby Clondrahid and so became a Herlihy once more (her grandfather - Bess's father - was a Herlihy, too). My sisters and I are fascinated by the attention Bess attracts and it's true to say that her spirit lives on in our lives as we all like a sing song now and then!