I had the great pleasure of meeting the extravagant Carroll Spinney, aka Big Bird of Sesame Street at Adare Hotel and we traced his grandma Mary Fagan back to Westmeath. Mary emigrated to England in 1913 and married Benjamin Arthur in Brighton. She left him before emigrating and marrying to Jacob Spinney. Their son Carroll was largely estranged from his father until his death was imminent and reconciliation was afforded during his final 8 months. Carroll lived alone in a large house in a forest before he died in 2020.