Sad news comes from the 'Normal People' actor and his family as his beloved grandmother is announced to have passed away at the age of 86 earlier this month.
- Jul 24, 2023
AceShowbiz - Paul Mescal is grieving the death of his grandmother. Mairead, from Cree, County Clare in the 27-year-old "Normal People" actor's native Ireland passed away peacefully aged 86 last Wednesday, July 12 after a long illness, but her passing has only now been publicly revealed via a death notice on the RIP.ie website.
"You hear jokes about mother in laws and the difficulties this relationship holds," Paul's mum Dearbhla also took to her Instagram page to pay tribute to her mother-in-law, saying about their "precious and calm" relationship. "I can say from the bottom of my heart that my relationship with Mairead was precious and calm."
"To our children, their cousins and all us adults she became 'Granny Clare' and was pure joy. She had a chuckle that lit a room, wisdom to share and a gentle hug that enveloped you. She was quick witted and very aware of the world around her and had a strength that her generation is known for."
"I truly hope I become like her and if my future brings me the joy of 'mother in lawing' or whatever the new name for this role becomes I want to take the gifts Mairéad shared, the light she was and the giggle that made you feel the sun, to become a woman that will hold my children's partners gently in my heart forever and always. As a family we will forever feel her love and hold our memories of her deep and still."
Mairead's death notice said, "Mairead died peacefully on 12th July, 2023 at University Hospital Limerick, after a long illness, bravely borne. Predeceased by her beloved husband Michael and infant son Michael. Mairead will be sadly missed by her loving family, daughter Mary, sons Paul, Paudie, Derry, Mike and John, daughters-in-law Dearbhla, Muireann, Karina and Nora and son-in-law Paul."
"She will also be fondly remembered by her grandchildren Paul, Donnacha, Morgan, Wayne, Luke, Aoife, Nell, Sean, Jenya, Aoibhinn, Clodagh, Conor, Paraic, Joe and Darragh Jim, sister Anna, brothers PJ and Frank, sister-in-law Vinnie, god-daughter Helen, nephews, nieces, extended family, neighbours and friends."
The death comes after Dearbhla gave an update on her cancer battle, after she was diagnosed with the illness in July last year. She is fighting multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer that affects the spine, skull, pelvis and ribs, and she recently said on her Instagram Stories her blood tests had shown "very good numbers."
