By Kate Domaille In this article, Kate Domaille begins with a practical mission — tracing her Irish ancestry in search of the documents needed for an Irish passport. But what starts as a hunt through family records becomes something much deeper: a journey into poverty, migration, survival and resilience. Through the lives of her grandparents and their families in early twentieth-century Dublin, Kate reflects on how the struggles of previous generations shape the opportunities of those who...

By Kate Domaille Kate Domaille is a part-time university lecturer specialising in British and European Cinema. She is also a Humanists...