On Halloween morning, Burke was taking his usual morning whisky in his local tavern when an old woman entered and began talking with the patrons.  Noticing that she had an Irish accent, Burke bought her a dram and she sat down and said that she was Mary Docherty from Innisowen. Burke said that his own mother was a Docherty from Innisowen, and that they must be related.  Having established this bond, he easily persuaded the old woman to come to his house.

The visitor was warmly