The Irish Inheritance
Reviewed By Janet Mawdesley May 18, 2026
Author Daisy O'Shea
Distributor: Amazon
ISBN: 978-1805500926
Publisher: Bookouture
Release Date: 18 May 2026
Website: https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Inheritance-Totally-unputdownable-heartbreaking-ebook/dp/B0GLQY88V1
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Reading the latest book from Daisy O’Shea, The Irish Inheritance, is akin to taking a visit to Ireland as her descriptive use of language and dialogue brings not only the people, but the landscape alive as well as the tragic past that even today, still influences so much of the culture.
When Tara and her Mam, Aoife, make the decision to go to Bantry at the request of Solicitor Lorcan they have no idea what lays in wait for them, as what appears to be a straightforward inheritance, all– be-it a surprising one, that of Aoife inheriting Gate Cottage, a house in which she spent her young years, becomes so much more.
The information Lorcan Byrne imparts rocks the very foundations of what Tara has always believed, as her Mam seems to have had a sister who died at a very young age, a mother who had become the Mother Superior of an order of Nuns and a father who had died in challenging circumstances.
In 1950, Eithne is sent away from her home, classed as a troublesome child who needed special care and attention. Aoife was told she had died. The rules of society, especially those in the Roman Catholic dominated areas of Ireland were strict, patriarchal and formidable. The Priests and Nuns where dominant and domineering, influencing all avenues of life.
As Aoife struggles with her past, Tara is beginning to understand that there is far more to this missing sister Eithne’s life than is at first apparent, not only because it appears she did not die, but possibly had a child out of wedlock; a terrible sin during those very Catholic years.
Where was she, what had become of her and possibly her child, must be discovered before the inheritance can be settled and they can return to their very structured life in Athlone, or will they. As each day passes little by little the dark and terrible history of the family comes to light telling a story of tragedy, horror and salvation which spans decades.
Rich in the telling, heart wrenching in the history The Irish Inheritance transports you to a world so vastly different as Tara and Aoife move away from the shadows of the past into a fresh new world.