43-year-old single mother Jamey Carney lived with her 13-year-old daughter, Michaela Carney, in a rented home in the Homeland housing estate in Killarney, Ireland. The pair had moved to Ireland from New York in May 2021, as according to her cousin, Jamey wanted a clean break from personal struggles in the United States. The cousin claimed that Jamey’s move to Ireland was motivated by a desire to raise her young daughter, Michaela, in a peaceful, safe, and community-oriented town like Killarney. The move had followed a holiday in Ireland where Jamey Carney had fell completely in love with Ireland’s history, local culture, and natural scenery. Her cousin noted that she was immensely proud of her ancestral “Fenian roots” – she idolised 19th-century Irish revolutionaries and always felt a powerful emotional draw to the country. After making the permanent move in 2021, she quickly built a life there, working in the healthcare sector and becoming an active figure in several of Killarney’s ‘community’ groups.