old woman regularly in VIVO around 3am onwards...

walt0r · 02-02-2008 12:50am #1

I've often seen this old lady who sits down beside the deli counter at the back of VIVO late at night. She normally has a few dunnes bags with her (dunno if it's shopping or not) and has a scarf wrapped around her face and looks rather simple. Anybody else seen her or know what her story is?

Proxy · 02-02-2008 4:20am

I know her. I know her name, I won't divulge it here. Shes from (I think) Kilbannon, north of Tuam, and does what she does - acts like a bum - out of boredom. I don't wanna say much about her, much more than I already have anyway. Usually see her on Buttermilk Lane during the day. Comes from a respectable family that hit diaspora a while back.

I've not seen her in Tuam for a while. Once Dad and I were going to give her a lift out to Kilbannon village while he was giving me a life home from the pub but she wouldn't take it. Felt sorry for her. She's like a woman who just lost it a few years ago.

Honestly, the simpleness and loss you see in her face would break your heart. All I could ever hope was she got to some safety at night. Didn't know she'd go to Vivo at night. I can only imagine the cnuts she'd encounter in there.

walt0r · 02-02-2008 3:47pm

Yeah, man I know what you mean. She looks so sad and lost. I feel sorry for her every time I see her. I took a pic of her with cam phone but won't post it out of respect. I never saw anybody give her grief though, but I'm sure she gets it. Does she beg or what? She never asked anyone for money when I was around