Caitriona Lally

Caitriona Lally is an Irish writer. She won the 2018 Rooney Prize.[1]

Caitriona Lally
OccupationJanitor
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
GenreFiction
Notable worksEggshells

Life

She graduated from Trinity College Dublin.[2] She taught English in Japan. She worked as a home aide in New York. She works as a janitor at Trinity College Dublin.[3][4]

Works
  • Eggshells. Melville House, 2017. ISBN 9781612195971 [5][6]

She performed a spoken word piece in the 2016 Dublin Port project Starboard Home.[7]

Awards

Personal life

Lally and her husband, who works for the Irish government, live in Dublin.[3]

References
  1. MacLellan, Lila. "A prestigious university just awarded a literary prize to one of its janitors". Quartz at Work. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. "A Dublin janitor wins the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature from the university she cleans". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. Klein, Allison. "This author also works as a janitor. She just won a prestigious literary prize from the university she cleans". Washington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. Jones, Fionnuala. "The way the media speaks about author Catriona Lally's day job is telling of how it views the service industry". The Daily Edge. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. Miller, E. Ce. "This Writer Works As A Janitor At The University That Just Awarded Her A Literary Prize". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  6. Kilroy, Claire (2015-09-12). "Eggshells by Caitriona Lally review – a daring debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  7. "Writer's Block with Caitriona Lally". The Gloss Magazine. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  8. "An Post Irish Book Awards » Caitriona Lally". Retrieved 2020-04-06.


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