Vivienne’s love of the Irish language began when she was a small child visiting her grandparents in Corca Dhuibhne, one of Kerry’s two Gaeltachts.

She was intrigued by the cúpla focal they would sprinkle into conversations and this led to her fully immersing herself into a world As Gaeilge. She attended an all-Irish schools where she developed a love for music, theatre, and Gaeilge.