VIDEO: Bright, bubbly girl who grew up on parents’ farm

A bright and bubbly young woman, Karen Buckley grew up on her parents’ farm at Glynn, Mourneabbey about 12km outside Mallow in north Cork. As the youngest in her family, the 24-year-old has three older brothers: Brendan, 32; Kieran 28, and Damian 27.

Kieran and Damian live and work in Sydney, Australia while Brendan lives and works in Cork.

Parents John Buckley, 62, and Marion Buckley, 61 are farmers. They live among around 1,000 people in the small rural parish of Mourneabbey which is mostly an agricultural region.