Mobile homes: Welcome to Ireland's original tiny houses 

Mobile homes are part of our residential landscape. We follow their itinerary as they motor into the future 

Mobile homes have become the perfect setting for tiny-house interiors. Picture: iStock

Mobile homes have a long, curious and contentious history in Ireland. Still, given our deep scepticism about any home not rooted directly to the ground by blocks and concrete mounted on their signature chassis, they are a familiar part of our Irish residential story: The original tiny home.

They’ve been used by everyone from seasonal workers to extended family, and as everything from holiday escapes to shelters during self-builds — and of course also by our Irish Traveller community.