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childhood photos out

Ed Sheeran's Wexford granny was just on the RTÉ News and it was pretty cute

“I never think of him as famous”

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WITH ED SHEERAN’S new album dropping today, most of the focus in Ireland has been on the much-anticipated Galway Girl track.

He went big on the Irish references on that one anyway.

But another Irish song on the album is Nancy Mulligan – and it’s about his granny from Wexford:

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So, naturally enough, the Six One news tracked her down – Anne “Nancy” Sheeran

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She had the baby pictures out, as any self respecting granny would

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The whole report was jam-packed with them

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Ed will always be Ed for Nancy though:

“I never think of him as famous, I have to say, because he’s exactly the same as he always was when he visits and it’s very rare because he’s always working”

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Then they actually played her the song written about her

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The first time she’s heard it too.

Her review?

Yeah it’s fine. As long as I’m not there when he’s playing it.

“It’s fine” – every mam ever.

People were loving her appearance

Peak Irish news, really

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And the childhood photos went down as well as you’d expect

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Be a bit cringe for her when he whips Nancy Mulligan out at the next Irish gig she’s at.

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