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History of Children and Childhood
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History of Children and Childhood, 1500-1700
History of Children and Childhood, 1700-1800
Researching the History of Children and Childhood in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Ireland
A Brief Reflection on Researching Children and Postwar Humanitarianism
Photography and Irish Children: A Window into Childhood Fashion
Children’s Clothing in Modern Ireland
Baby’s First Clothes – Clothing New-born Infants in Rural Ireland in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Event:Growing Up in Late 20th C Ireland
Education
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Education Blog: Reflections On . . .
Ag Machnamh ar . . . an nGaeilge agus ar na Meáin Shóisialta
Reflections On . . . Being a Student in Direct Provision
Reflections On . . . What Disney is Teaching Our Children
Reflections On . . . Having a Playful Christmas
Reflections On . . . Teaching Philosophy in Secondary Schools
Reflections On . . . Technology and the Social Skills of “Digital Natives”
Reflections On . . . Excluding Traditional Chinese from the Leaving Certificate
Reflections On . . . The Great Early Childhood Education Language War
Reflections On . . . Supporting Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young People in the Classroom
Reflections On . . . Outdoor Activities and Activation Energy
Reflections On . . . How Not to Cause Harm to Children
Ag Machnaimh Ar . . . An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas
Reflections On . . . Consent and Boundaries – Let’s Focus on Both
Reflections On . . . Being a Leaving Cert Student in 2020
Reflections On . . . Formal Education as a Member of the Traveller Community
Reflections On . . . Anti-Bullying Strategies in Early Education
Reflections On . . . “Coming Out” (or “Bearing Witness”?) as a Teacher
Education Seminars Let’s Talk About . . .
Writing Irish Institutions: Jacinta Daly, Melatu Uche Okorie, and Emilie Pine
Teaching James Joyce in Secondary Classrooms
Bloomsday Centenary Writing Competition
James Joyce 21
Online Exhibition: James Joyce 21
I Love my boots because…
Online Exhibition: I Love My Boots Because . . .
Children’s Literature
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12 Irish Children’s Literature Authors
Children’s Rights
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Children’s Rights Blog
Youth & Child Voices @ MoCI
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Our Town: Our Future
Robert Henri, and the children of Achill Island 1913-1928
Memories of a Cork Jewish Childhood
Snapshots
MOCI’S Online Creative Workshops
Glantór/Eraser
Pen…
Pencil/ Peann luaide
Stylus / Stíleas
Tree Week 2021
International Adolescent Health Week 21-27th March
DouglassWeek
Children’s Voices Project 2020/21 Together, Le Chéile
Slide show
Project 2021 Exhibition
Project 2020 Exhibition
Press Release
GEL Project
Poetry with Chiamaka Enyi -Amadi
Artist in Residence, Fion Gunn
About Fion Gunn
Shakespeare Lives
Exhibitions
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The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook 1917
Linda(Betty)Egan
The Bubbauns
Izzy Jones-McAuley Collection
The Charlotte Raftery Collection.
Crolly Dolls
Fashion Dolls
Dr Damien O’Muirí’s Enid Blyton books
Nancy Drew at 90
Rachel Finnegan’s Doll Kitchen 1900s
Rachel Dawnay’s Doll House 1930s
Judy McDonnell Durnin’s Doll House 1950s
Lorraine O’Connor’s Doll House 1960s
Rachel Abraham’s Doll House 1970s
The Reddin Family’s Suncar.
Guilfoyle Family : Moses Basket
The Clifford Cradle
Events
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Irish Stories & Legends in Ukranian
Poetry Day 2021
for Bloomsday 2020, 2021+ see Education section
Bloomsday 2019
Bloomsday 2018
Bloomsday 2017
for Heritage Week 2021 see History section
Heritage Week 2020
Heritage Week 2019
Heritage Week 2018
”Warts and all”
Heritage Week 2017
Culture Night 17th September 2021
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir 2020
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir 2019
Culture Night /Oíche Chultúir 2018
Culture Night / Óiche Chultúir 2017
Children in War, 2020-21
Children in War 2018-2019
Children in War 2017
Stars and Souls of the Liffey
Cliona Buckley
Play and Growing Up in Dublin
Angela Patton
Seumas O’Kelly
Martin Swords
Jane Stanford
John Goggins
Veronica Haywood
Photo Gallery
About the Museum
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Our Museum Worldwide
Governance
A Museum of Childhood
Our Aims
Who We Are
Some Background
Making It Happen – initial stages
Why a Pinweel?
Technology and Exhibition Design
Programmes and Exhibitions
We Love
Archives at the museum
Curators at the museum
Bloomsday Centenary Writing Competition
Archives at the museum
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