{"id":281156,"date":"2026-01-12T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/281156\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:37:15","slug":"for-many-in-jessie-buckleys-killarney-golden-globe-win-was-no-surprise-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/281156\/","title":{"rendered":"For many in Jessie Buckley\u2019s Killarney, Golden Globe win was no surprise \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden Globe winner Jessie Buckley<\/a> is the eldest of five from a well-known family \u2013 described as the Irish equivalent of the Von Trapps from the Sound of Music. <\/p>\n

Known to be musical and involved in the arts, for many who knew her growing up, Sunday\u2019s dazzling success<\/a> came as little surprise. <\/p>\n

On Monday, the Hamnet actor\u2019s father, Tim Buckley, described the elation around Killarney<\/a> in the aftermath of her award in LA on Sunday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very proud of Jessie. The whole parish is. It\u2019s a big thing. There is a lovely sense of shared joy this morning,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Tim writes poetry, while concerts by Ms Buckley\u2019s mother, Marina Cassidy, a trained classical harpist and soprano, are well attended around Killarney. <\/p>\n

Locals recalled the family\u2019s love of the outdoors, and Jessie is still known to return to climb nearby Mangerton<\/a> Mountain.<\/p>\n

Oliver Hurley, who directed the Killarney Musical Society\u2019s musical Carousel in 2008 \u2013 for which a 17-year-old Buckley won best actress for the part of Julie Jordan at the AIMS amateur music awards \u2013 has long predicted Oscar success. She is nominated at this year\u2019s Academy Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Marie Moloney, a long-time member of the society, said it has been \u201cobvious\u201d Jessie would go far.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe started with us in 2000 in the children\u2019s chorus in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and was cast in the lead role in 2008,\u201d Ms Moloney said. <\/p>\n

It was obvious she had \u201craw talent\u201d, but always \u201ctook direction\u201d well, she recalled. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe always had a smile on her face. And there was a bit of devilment too \u2013 and it\u2019s still there.\u201d <\/p>\n

Hamnet is currently showing in both Killarney cinemas and drawing huge audiences \u2013 many of whom know its star.<\/p>\n

Ms Buckley\u2019s speech at the Golden Globes, recognising back-of-house talent, also surprised few. Her gratitude to everyone involved in a production, Ms Moloney said, had always struck those involved in the society in Killarney.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe appreciated everything that made up the show from the make-up artists to the musicians,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take pride in the fact we helped her on her way. We are only an amateur society, but this shows the importance of amateur societies.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a long history of musicals and theatre in the Kerry town \u2013 Killarney can also boast among its progeny actor Michael Fassbender, who was involved in founding an acting and drama school in the town. <\/p>\n

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Monday\u2019s sense of pride was obvious, too, at the local Arbutus Hotel, established in 1926 by Jessie\u2019s great grandparents, Tim Buckley, a returned emigrant from New York, and his wife Julia Daly. <\/p>\n

Now run by Jessie\u2019s uncle and godfather Sean Buckley and his wife Carol, the owners are immensely proud, according to general manager Pat Gill.<\/p>\n

\u201cJessie spent a lot of time here with her grandmother Norrie. We all have very fond memories of her, and there is a great reaction here. People are fiercely proud of her,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Killarney piano teacher Elizabeth Brosnan described the actor as a \u201cbeautiful child in every way\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Golden Globe winner Jessie Buckley is the eldest of five from a well-known family \u2013 described as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,119462,19,17,24510,957,64626],"class_list":{"0":"post-281156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-golden-globes","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-jessie-buckley","14":"tag-kerry","15":"tag-killarney"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115883346891436568","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}