an cailligh rua

Taking its name from the mealtime incantation “Marbhfhaisc ar an gcailligh rua”, destruction to the red-haired girl, this visual art exhibition explores Ireland’s rich but interrupted culture of cooking and the fraught position of women within it. 

Through lace, painting, ceramics, 2D animation, patchwork, weaving and embroidery, Megan Luddy O’Leary traces histories of hunger, labour, food, control and survival, from lace-making and the Magdalene laundries to dairy production and seafood foraging. 

Image Credit: Megan Luddy