I first met the Grehans with Pakie and the late John Doonan in the early sixties in Co Durham. The three sisters, Marie, Francie and young Bernie, who was only 15 at the time, played Guitar, Mandolin banjo, and spoons. I think Bernie was world spoons champion at the time. Marie married a university lecturer and moved to Manchester UK and Francie and Bernie then joined the Matthews Brothers for a while. Their parents did own the Grehans pub in Boyle, Co Roscommon where the girls played.
In 1990 I was doing a tour in Ireland and called at the pub on the square in Boyle and Bernie was now running the pub. Like Bonnie's experience. the other two sisters were there on holiday at the time so it was good to remember old times with the three of them. Francie was married to a Fireman in Dublin, Marie was still in Manchester.