neither her father nor her brothers had wanted to leave her and daniel alone while they drowned their sorrows in the pub ( they were mindful sorts , even if they did n't always come across that way ) so for several months they had brought the pub to the farm , sometimes fourteen or fifteen men hanging off the back of the pickup truck , frequently americans bearing spirits and beer , or irishmen singing songs that made murray 's eyes brim with tears , and the house was filled nightly with the sound of men singing , drinking , and occasionally daniel weeping as he tried to make sense of it all .