irish mammies

Sick child at home? Seven household items all Irish mammies reach for

Sick child at home? Seven household items all Irish mammies reach for

Good for what ails you. In the Irish home, there are certain staples when it comes to feeling poorly that never go out of style. From your mother to her mother before her, there are just some remedies that have stood the test of time and that we will one day pass down to our […]

7 years ago

6 classic Irish mammy parenting tips (that you should probably ignore)

6 classic Irish mammy parenting tips (that you should probably ignore)

From the minute we become mothers, we are showered with an overwhelming amount of advice from the other mammies in our lives. The road to parenting is paved with The Irish Mammy’s good intentions. Here are the top five pieces of old-school parenting advice that you’ll hear from your mother and granny that should stay […]

8 years ago

Grown-up sons get emotional about what their Mums did best

Grown-up sons get emotional about what their Mums did best

Ah, Irish men and their Mammies. Nikki Walsh caught up with three honest men as they spill on what their mums did best. Ray, 47, Irishtown It sounds funny, but some of the best lessons my mum taught me came from her breaking her right elbow. She was in intense pain and unable to do the simplest of […]

10 years ago

The 10 Signs That You Have Become A Real ‘Mammy’

The 10 Signs That You Have Become A Real ‘Mammy’

As much as you might try sometimes (!), you can’t pretend that you don’t have kids. I know that sounds like a totally weird thing to say, but you know what I mean. At times, you might feel like being your original independent ‘you’ or to still be perceived as cool or not just a ‘mammy’ […]

11 years ago