A woman has denied a suggestion that her mother was not present during a holiday in which she is alleged to have sexually assaulted her when she was four.
The complainant's mother, her uncle, and another man face a total of 21 counts of sexual assault and rape, which allegedly occurred on dates between 2000 and 2014, mainly at the family home within the State.
The three defendants cannot be named for legal reasons.
They deny wrongdoing and have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The complainant previously gave evidence that her mother sexually assaulted her, including during a holiday at a family-owned holiday home when she was four.
The complainant told Desmond Dockery SC, defending the woman, that she did not know how close together or in which order these incidents occurred.
Mr Dockery SC suggested to the complainant if it could be true that her mother was not present during this holiday.
"I don’t believe so," she replied.
The complainant's mother, who is in her 50s, has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of sexual assault on dates between 2000 and 2009, and between 2012 and 2014, primarily at the family home.
She also pleaded not guilty to one count of rape, in that she facilitated the rape of the complainant by her uncle.
In her direct evidence, the complainant said her mother sexually assaulted her on another occasion when she was around seven.
She told defence counsel that she could not remember any other details about this incident including if her mother said anything to her before, during or after this incident, or if she had anything in reply.
Mr Dockery also asked the woman about the first time she alleges she was raped by her uncle.
The complainant's maternal uncle, who is in his 40s, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one of oral rape on dates between 2003 and 2012, all at the same family home.
She gave evidence that she was about five and a half when he first raped her in his bedroom.
She said her mother left the room, returning with her uncle who then raped her.
She said her mother then brought her to their bedroom.
Mr Dockery asked the complainant if she was "absolutely sure" that her mother was in the room while her uncle raped her.
"I think she was," she said.
"You sound hesitant?" Mr Dockery said.
"I don’t think she left the room," the complainant replied.
Later, she replied "I suppose" when Mr Dockery submitted to her that it was possible that her mother left the room during the alleged rape by her uncle.
The witness also said in her direct evidence that she saw her mother and uncle engage in sex with each other while she was present in a room when she was around six.
She agreed with Mr Dockery that she would not have understood what she was seeing at that time.
Mr Dockery asked it if was possible "this was some messing or harmless humour that lasted a few seconds".
The complainant replied: "I don't believe so."
The complainant agreed that the adults in the house, including her mother, all had issues with alcohol.
She accepted counsel's suggestion that "the drinking, chaos, neglect" in the household could be "particularly legitimate grounds for feeling very hurt at your mother".
"Even if she never sexually interfered with you," Mr Dockery continued.
"But she did," replied the complainant.
Later, Mr Dockery suggested the home environment was "chaotic" and the complainant "might be forgiven for having a deep feeling of hurt and resentment towards your mother", which continues to this day.
"I’ve made a lot of peace with things that happened, I’ve had to," the complainant replied.
She told Mr Dockery she was not present for any conversation between her mother and a second man, who allegedly orally raped her when she was 13.
The man, aged in his 50s, has pleaded not guilty to one count of oral rape between 2008 and 2009 at the same address.
The jury has heard he was a friend of the accused woman's then partner.
The complainant gave evidence that this man orally raped her, during which he told her: "Your mother knows."
She agreed with counsel's suggestion that her mother did not tell her before or after that she knew or arranged this.
The complainant has previously said her mother came into her room when she was 15 and sexually assaulted her.
She said she pretended to be asleep, and her mother stopped.
She told Mr Dockery that she was startled, but pretended she was asleep.
Mr Dockery asked why she, then 15, didn't react.
She said she hoped by not responding it would stop and that it did not occur to her to say anything to her mother.
When asked if there was a possibility that her uncle or someone else had sexually assaulted her instead of her mother, she replied: "I don't believe so."
Defence counsel asked the complainant about when she moved in with female family friends at 17.
She said she could not remember whose idea this was, but agreed with counsel that social services had become involved with the family.
She said she later moved into a family-owned holiday home, and lived there for several years including, during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
The complainant said this holiday home was left to one of these female family friends by an adult relative in trust for her.
She said these family friends encouraged her move there.
She also told the jury she lived for several months with these female family friends during the second Covid-19 lockdown.
Mr Dockery took the complainant through some counselling records.
She agreed she told a counsellor in 2015 about her mother's drinking.
She further accepted that she said she was afraid of the two female family friends during sessions in 2021 and 2022.
She said things had turned "toxic" between them during the second lockdown, but she did not know why.
She said she had to cut contact with them.
The complainant denied Mr Dockery's suggestion that these female family friends had an influence on her decision to speak to gardaí about the allegations in relation to her mother.
The trial continues at the Central Criminal Court before Ms Justice Eileen Creedon and the jury.
