Imelda May has spoken about the documentary she previously made with her parents, sharing her emotions as her mam, unfortunately, passed away last month at the age of 94.
Imelda’s mother, Madge, had previously suffered a stroke and then later contracted coronavirus.
But while speaking about her latest TV project, Voices Of Ireland, Imelda shared how important it was to her to have her parents involved.
“It was the last thing that she was in that was filmed and it’s because I wanted to go back to my community.
“Because like I said community and family is a big part of this documentary so I couldn’t exclude my community and my family because they’ve been a huge part of my life.
“So I said to dad, ‘I have to have you in it’. And he wheeled out mam as well, got her out of the bed, dressed her all up and brought her up the street and that was one of her favourite things to do was ramble up the street and say hello to all the neighbours.
“She was the queen of the Liberties, she did so much for the Liberties in her lifetime and fought for the area and fought for the kids.
“It was lovely that the community gathered together and gave all of us great comfort because a lot of the neighbours are like our family. She got a big round of applause.”
Imelda also revealed that she’s not ready just yet to look back at her fond memories of Madge. “Not yet. My brother sent me that but it’s only been a couple of weeks” she shared on the Six O’Clock Show.
“My sisters are sending videos and pictures but I’m not ready to go there yet. It’s too raw.
“I wish I kept every note she ever wrote to me. But I have her in here [my heart].”
Continuing, Imelda shared how the documentary made her miss home, as she currently lives in London.
“I’m back and forth all the time when there’s no major pandemic or lockdown but I miss the people in Ireland more and more and the culture that we have.
“And so I will eventually come back.”
Part 1 of Voices of Ireland aired last night, Tuesday 14th December on Sky Arts, but you can catch up on it on NOW TV.