Food for thought: The impact of Myrtle Allen's legacy

The impact of Myrtle Allen’s legacy is a story yet to be told, writes Ciara McDonnell

Fri, 22 Nov, 2019 - 18:00

Ciara McDonnell

The impact of Myrtle Allen’s legacy is a story yet to be told, writes Ciara McDonnell

Founder of the Ballymaloe dynasty, Myrtle Allen died in June 2018, aged 94. She left behind a legacy that forever changed the fabric of Irish food. Renowned as The Mother Of Irish Cooking, she established herself as a culinary pioneer in the 1960s, when she opened the Yeats Room restaurant at Ballymaloe House in 1964.

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Courts Features Darina Allen Recipes Place: Ballymaloe House Place: Myrtle Place: east Cork Place: Barryscourt Castle Place: Foxford Person: Myrtle Allen Person: Ciara McDonnell Person: Myrtle Person: Darina Person: Regina Sexton Person: Sexton Organisation: Ballymaloe Organisation: University College Cork Organisation: UCC

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