Madeleine D'Arcy: Cork writer inspired by her census work for new collection of stories
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A snapshot of life in a small urban environment is how award-winning writer, Madeleine D'Arcy describes her new collection of short stories, Liberty Terrace.
The Macroom native, who lives in Cork city, says the original premise of the collection changed. Having worked as a census enumerator in 2016, D'Arcy wanted her book to come out in April of this year when the next census was scheduled to be carried out. She found the part-time job time-consuming and difficult with some people very suspicious about filling out a government form and others either never at home or just not answering the door.
