Author Charleen Hurtubise: Straight away I fell in love, Ireland has been very good to me

Twenty years after settling in Ireland, US-born author Charleen Hurtubise talks to Sarah Finnan about her relationship to home, the Irish language and writing

Author Charleen Hurtubise in Dundrum's Airfield Estate. Picture: Moya Nolan

It is a rainy Wednesday morning when I meet author Charleen Hurtubise at Dundrum’s Airfield Estate for a coffee.

Dressed in a chunky Aran knit with a Frida Kahlo bag on her arm, we immediately hit it off, bonding over our shared American heritage and an almond croissant, which Hurtubise insists on sharing.