Independent.ie Édaein O’Connell on her first Christmas without her mother. ‘Now, there will be an empty seat at our table. Why did it have to be her?’
I always adored Christmas, and so did my mam. She brought the magic. She had a penchant for cribs, and during the festive season, eight different nativity scenes would grace our home. Every November, she’d take a trip to Dublin from Kerry and buy a new decoration from Brown Thomas.