'I've never felt like a Dub': Nuala Carey on The Today Show, dealing with grief, and her Cork roots
Nuala Carey for TMIK
I'm the middle of three girls and I grew up in Monkstown in Dublin. Mom is from Mayo and Dad was from just outside Mallow in Cork, so all of our summers were divided between the two. It's funny because I'm not a Dublin supporter. I really don't feel like I'm a Dub and I never have. I've always had a leaning toward the countryside. My dad passed away in 2018 but his two brothers are still farming in Cork. Because of Covid, we haven't been down but I ring them every weekend. As soon as we're all vaccinated we'll be down to see them.
The greatest challenge I ever faced was when dad got diagnosed with cancer. It was very frightening for everybody. We really did think at the start that he would come out the other side. As time went on, we realised that that wasn't to be. That's the biggest challenge. Everybody coming to terms with the inevitable and then when it does happen, keeping going knowing that the family can never be the same again.
