Tradition and novelty: food representations in Irish Women’s magazines 1922–73

Keating, Marzena; Iomaire, Máirtín Mac Con

doi:10.1080/15528014.2018.1480642

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“…This volume augments recent articles on historic diet and foodways, 16 French influences on Georgian Ireland, 17 and food representation in Women's Magazines. 18 Mac Con Iomaire 19 has argued for food to be recognized as part of Ireland's intangible cultural heritage, and has called for researchers to engage with sources in the Irish language. Many of the transcripts of the SFC are in the Irish language and some in the old Gaelic script.…”

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An exploratory study of food traditions associated with Imbolg (St. Brigid’s Day) from The Irish Schools’ Folklore Collection

Philibín

Iomaire

2021

Folk Life

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This study explores the food traditions of Imbolg or St. Brigid's Day (1 st February), one of the quarter days of the Irish calendar year, which heralds the awakening of spring. Imbolg is comparable to Christmas eve, in that celebratory potato dishes such as colcannon or 'poundies' and boxty are consumed. Throughout the Schools' Collection (6,000 copybooks filled with folklore collected by over 50,000 children), a rich food history where customs, superstitions, divinations and a mixing of the pagan and Christian traditions is evident. Four main themes: 'Dishes', 'Brigid's Crosses', 'Biddy Boys and Brídeogs' and 'Brigid, miracles and religion' were identified, which share an affinity with the extant folklore literature. However, certain nuances are also highlighted in the Schools' Folklore Collection (SFC) revealing a rich and oftentimes neglected food culture. This paper aims to address the current lacuna within the Folklore literature concerning foodways, whilst also highlighting opportunities for further research.

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An exploratory study of food traditions associated with Imbolg (St. Brigid’s Day) from The Irish Schools’ Folklore Collection

Philibín

Iomaire

2021

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“…4 Vincent's in-depth study of restaurant criticism in Australia reveals that the field contributes to our understanding of what is regarded as good taste. 5 In the Irish context, food representations in women's magazines have been explored, 6 although a gap remains regarding restaurant reviews, criticism, and food content from Irish newspapers -where the bulk of such writing ended up. McCombs, writing during the timeline of this study, suggests that print media remained an important social driver.…”

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How Irish food criticism reflected and helped shape a changing nation, 1988-2008

Cawley

Mahony

2021

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The perception and practice of eating out are linked to larger socioeconomic patterns. Newspaper restaurant reviews provide evidence of these trends which can be traced along a specific timeline. The early 1980s in Ireland were a difficult time for restaurants due to high taxes on food, a national recession and a lack of positive restaurant reviews. The economic upturn in the following decade contributed to unprecedented developments in the restaurant industry. Dining out became a regular activity -fuelled in part by restaurant criticism by Irish food journalists, which joined preexisting theatre, music and book reviews as regular features in national newspapers. The restaurant scene was burgeoning as Irish society experienced a new self-confidence bolstered by the growing economy. Data from restaurant reviews published from 1988-2008 in three national newspapers reveals the Dublin-centric middle-class nature of dining reflected in critics' reviews, alongside changes in Irish society.

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A blessing or a curse? Culinary discourses on convenience food in Ireland during the 1960s and 1970s

Keating

2024

Food, Culture & Society

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Tradition and novelty: food representations in Irish Women’s magazines 1922–73

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

An exploratory study of food traditions associated with Imbolg (St. Brigid’s Day) from The Irish Schools’ Folklore Collection

An exploratory study of food traditions associated with Imbolg (St. Brigid’s Day) from The Irish Schools’ Folklore Collection

How Irish food criticism reflected and helped shape a changing nation, 1988-2008

A blessing or a curse? Culinary discourses on convenience food in Ireland during the 1960s and 1970s

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