[3] After graduating in 2004, she taught English in Japan and spent time travelling abroad.
[4] Eggshells tells the story of Vivian, an enchanting outsider who believes herself to be a changeling[5] and roams the streets of Dublin in search of belonging.
She entered the manuscript into the 2014 Novel Fair Competition held by the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin,[6] and won the chance to pitch it to agents and publishers.
In 2015, Lally received a Literature Bursary from the Arts Council, which enabled her to start research for her second novel.
[7] She performed a spoken word piece in the 2016 Dublin Port project Starboard Home.