The Vibrant House: Irish Writing and Domestic Space

The follow-up to the phenomenally successful and beloved Old Ireland in Colour, winner of Best Irish-Published Book at the 2020 An Post Irish Book Awards.

Packed with violence, political drama and social and cultural upheaval, the years 1913-23 saw the emergence in Ireland of the Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Irish home rule and in response, the Irish Volunteers, who would later evolve into the IRA. World War One, the rise of Sinn Fein, intense Ulster unionism and conflict with Britain culminated in the Irish War of Independence, which ended with a compromise Treaty with Britain and then the enmities and drama of the Irish Civil War.

The unforgettable memoir from the woman who uncovered the 'Tuam babies' scandal.