Author Siobhan McDermott: 'The fantasy of life in Ireland gave way to a less rosy realisation, one shared universally by mixed race children'
When I was seven, my family moved from Discovery Bay, Hong Kong to Enniskerry, Co Wicklow. Until then, I’d only experienced Ireland in brief holiday flashes: racing past a stuffed fox in Kerry, squirrelling extra Mikado biscuits into pockets when my parents weren’t looking.