Simon Walsh

Mrs Ryan in Her Kitchen, Crumlin, 2017

Photograph, 76 x 51 cm

Born in 1923 on Bride Street in Dublin, Mrs Ryan’s family moved to Crumlin in the 1940s as part of a Dublin Corporation rehousing scheme. She met her husband and raised a family there. 

Mrs Ryan in Her Kitchen, Crumlin was made as part of a series of images documenting Mrs Ryan in her Crumlin home. Walsh was drawn to this particular photograph because of the sense of pride that the sitter exudes, sitting in the kitchen built by her late husband. 

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