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Irish writer Nuala O Faolain jealous of partner's eight-year-old daughter


Published Sunday, November 8, 2009, 8:14 AM
Updated Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:37 AM

 

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The late Irish writer Nuala O Faolain often fought with her partner's eight-year-old daughter for his affection a new Irish television documentary reveals.

In it, New York lawyer John Low-Beer's now teenage daughter, Anna, gives her account for the first time of how O Faolain tried to cut her off from her father.

It will air on Irish television this week

"It was a new thing for me, for a girlfriend of my father's to be jealous of me. I was eight years old," Anna said

"She would complain to him about how he spent too much time with me and I would complain to him about how he spent too much time with her.

"But we never really complained to each other . . . It went over our heads because, actually, when we were alone together we had a really good relationship."

"She never really blamed me. She always blamed herself. She knew she had some problems with attention that she didn't get when she was a child, I guess. And she carried those issues throughout her life," said Anna.

Her father told the program "She just easily felt that she was second.  She would say that. And I would say well Anna's just a child. She would say 'well I'm just a child too.'   I often felt very torn between Anna and Nuala," Low-Beer admits.

O Faolain had moved to New York after her hugely successful autobiography "Are You Somebody"  had been published and she had ended her relationship with Irish journalist Nell McCafferty.

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Posted by Tilliewillow on Jul 14, 2010, 05:33 PM EDT
this is not news
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Posted by Liamkeyes on Jun 14, 2010, 04:12 PM EDT
The course of True love never runs smooth!
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Posted by LORIEANN on Apr 27, 2010, 06:23 PM EDT
I love nuala`s books...she had a sad family life.....at least se had the insight to see it was her problem
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Posted by MarthaAnne on Mar 06, 2010, 01:09 PM EST
I just think it is so sad that she didn't understand how a father MUST put his daughter before any girlfriend, but I also admire Nuala for being capable of seeing that she was lonely and jealous for that affection. I read all of her books and just loved them. It was terrible that she died so young. I still miss not having her around us on this earth.
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Posted by DIRTYHARRY on Jan 28, 2010, 08:58 AM EST
When people talk about Nuala O'Faolain & Nell McCafferty having a "relationship", it blows my mind. To think of Big Fat Nell with a "strapadicktome" pounding away on top of Nuala is earth shattering. Could you get your cartoonist to create something on it?
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Posted by ellenfromcork on Jan 17, 2010, 01:33 PM EST
I have read of Nuala O'Faolain's book, Almost There, so this"revelation" comes as no surprise.
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Posted by Archangel on Jan 07, 2010, 10:14 PM EST
So...if the mother of my aunt's sister's boyfriend's...daughter...
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Posted by honeygramnan on Jan 01, 2010, 07:03 PM EST
I didn't realize Nuala had died. I loved her books; she was so open and honest and vulnerable. May she rest in peace.
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Posted by ainehannah on Nov 27, 2009, 09:55 AM EST
I think if I had a name like Low-Beer I would change it by deed poll. To Small-Change perhaps?
 


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