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Twelve years ago the critic, memoirist and broadcaster began crafting what would become her debut novel. It’s been a tough process but she has embraced the writing life
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As the sense of grief and loss builds, the assonance and alliteration so vital to the original Irish is released in exhilarating waves
"I felt nobody had made an English translation which preserved the sonic impact and the dramatic impact of the short-stressed lines. I transposed that currency into English - it was very challenging."
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Lament for Art O’Leary, which Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill wrote for her murdered husband on May 4th, 1773, is still hugely powerful
