MOMMY DEAREST: The portrayal of Irish mothers on screen
Irish mammies have been portrayed on screens as domestic masters or martyrs for too long. Times have changed, writes .
No two Irish mothers are the same. And yet, to judge by the depiction of motherhood in Ireland on the screen, you might be forgiven for concluding otherwise. The cult of the Irish mammy — unflappable, resourceful and long-suffering — is deeply embedded in film and TV. Brenda Fricker in My Left Foot won an Oscar for her portrayal of an indefatigable Irish mother, though as we shall see opinions differ as to whether she was embellishing or subverting a stereotype.
