Iris on her wedding day to Billy in 1969

Isobel Iris Pressagh was born to William Pressagh (1915-2002) and Helen 'Nelly' Donaldson Williams, and she had one sister Agnes "Nessa" Williams Pressagh (1940-1980). Both of her parents were born in Scotland. Iris married British comedian and actor William Connolly aka 'Big Yin', in 1969. Iris and Billy Connolly were both 26 years old when they married. After 16 years together, they broke up in 1985. During their marriage, they had two children: Jamie (in 2022, about 53) and Cara (in 2022, about 49, a film director). Sadly, Iris struggled with alcoholism for much of her life, and passed away in 2010. A 1997 interview with her that was published in the "Sunday Mail" in Glasgow Scotland gives insight into her and her vision of her life, a few years before she died. See She talks to her cats, lives alone . . .. Her addiction problem, which is often viewed as genetic, was passed on to her son. In a 2019 interview, Billy Connolly talked about their son Jamie's addictions. See Sir Billy Connolly reveals his eldest son, 50, is battling addiction . Billy's 2nd wife, Pamela, who is a a trained clinical psychologist, said that they knew Iris was battling alcoholism, but only found out after Iris' death that she was a hoarder. See HEARTBROKEN Big Yin’s tears flowed as he scattered his ex-wife’s ashes in River Don. William scattered Iris' ashes at the Candacraig House in Strathdon Aberdeenshire Scotland where he lived with his wife Pamela at the time.