Diary of a Gen Z student: I'm lucky to have had a woman like my Nana in my life

Irish Examiner columnist, Jane Cowan photographed at her home in Dunshaughlin, County Meath. Photo: Barry Cronin

A grandmother is a kind of institution. Mine was the foundation upon which my family was built. 

A beautiful, kind, and resilient woman from Douglas, Cork. She had seven children and 22 grandchildren. We all loved her dearly.