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Roisin O'Connor

Nell Mescal interview: ‘Rumours about my brother make my skin crawl’

David Reiss

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When Nell Mescal was in her early teens, she dreamt of going to boarding school. Growing up in her small hometown of Maynooth, Ireland, she fell in love with Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers series of novels – their depictions of cosy dormitories, spectacular sea views and ivy-covered walls.

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