Since it was written I have been told at Kinvara that "McDonough was a proud man; he never would go to a wedding unasked, and he never would play through a town," So he had laid down pride for pride's sake, at that time of the burying of his wife.

McDonough: Is that truth, or is it lies you have made up for my tormenting? First Hag: It is no lie at all.