Myrtle Allen

Myrtle Allen
Born
Myrtle Hill

(1924-03-13)13 March 1924
Tivoli, Cork, Ireland
Died13 June 2018(2018-06-13) (aged 94)
Cork, Ireland
OccupationChef
EmployerSelf-employed
Known forBallymaloe House
SpouseIvan Allen
Children6

Myrtle Allen (born Myrtle Hill, 13 March 1924 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish chef. She was head chef and co-owner of the Michelin star-winning restaurant The Yeats Room at Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, County Cork. Besides her career in cooking, she was also a writer, hotelier and teacher.