Irish mammy
The Irish mammy is a cultural stereotype used in Ireland to describe Irish mothers of a traditionally matriarchal style, who exhibit traits of over-protection or servitude towards their children and/or domestic visitors in general, but can also be exacting when needed. In 2017, The Irish Times wrote of the Irish mammy as a "magnificent and treasured institution." == Description == Diane Negra, professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture at University College Dublin, hypothesised on the occurrence of the trope in Irish culture as of 2017: Obviously there are different societies that have that particular fixation on the mother as a keeper of the hearth, and Ireland is not unique in that regard.