Lamh laidir

This novel has a dramatic plot that spans 3 generations.

It tells a story that is sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and features love, friendship, betrayal and murder.

As well as being entertaining, the book is a lesson in the social history of Connemara.

It explores the daunting authority of the Church, the chasm that divided the English-speaking elite from the Irish-speaking working-class and the painful reality of emigration.

Lmh Lidir was awarded the Cl Iar-Chonnachta Literary Prize, in conjunction with dars na Gaeltachta.

It was also awarded the top prize in the Oireachtas Literary competition 2002.