ˇ We are delighted to announce that our research project, #Collecting Childhood is now LIVE! In collaboration with (School of English, TCD/ Museum of Childhood Ireland) and funded by the Irish Research Council, Collecting Childhood brings together academic researchers, museum staff, curators, librarians, creative practitioners and community stakeholders in order to generate new insights into… Continue reading Collecting Childhood
Author: Maja McAllister
Nuair a Bhíomar Ríthe agus Banríona an Bhóthair: Réamhrá
St Wolstan’s, Cill Droichid, Co Cill Dara, 1990s. A Herdman Tionscadal “Taisteal chun na Scoile” le Robert Burns. Tá áthas orainn ag Músaem na hÓige Éireann ár dtionscadal is nuaí a chur i láthair. Is é an feachtas nua spreagúil seo ná coincheap Robert Burns. Is innealtóir sibhialta agus stiúrthóir é Robert ar Chomhairle Contae… Continue reading Nuair a Bhíomar Ríthe agus Banríona an Bhóthair: Réamhrá
Peter Craven and his Bayko Set
Peter in 1963, aged 9 I was born in England in 1953. Both my parents were from County Cork but had emigrated to Sidcup in the south of England after the war. My dad was a GP and my mother acted as his secretary answering the phone and arranging appointments. So both of my parents… Continue reading Peter Craven and his Bayko Set
Máire-Anne Doyle’s Shirley Temple doll and books
Máire-Anne as young girl growing up in 1950s/60s Mount Merrion, Co Dublin, was gifted by family friend Roberta Post ( USA and Ireland) her original Shirley Temple doll and steamer trunk, purchased in New York City in 1936. Máire-Anne , born 1956 and her sister Susan played very carefully with this toy, enjoying years of… Continue reading Máire-Anne Doyle’s Shirley Temple doll and books
Aileen Sweeny’s ‘The Bubbauns’
A National Treasure, Aileen Sweeny and Family. “These are the ‘Bubbauns’ made by my granny Hannah approximately 90 years ago. My granny was a dressmaker and the family lived over a shop in Ballina, Co Mayo. Much loved and played with by my father Bob and his brother Paddy. The 3rd doll, Jack, is in… Continue reading Aileen Sweeny’s ‘The Bubbauns’
Anne O’Leary’s Crolly Dolls
My Crolly Doll Story, Anne O’Leary. “Crolly Dolls of my Childhood. As a child I had three Crolly dolls. The first one was bought for me by my mother for my fourth birthday. I had no idea until recently that she was actually a Crolly doll, because she has no maker’s mark. She is just… Continue reading Anne O’Leary’s Crolly Dolls
Gillian Cantwell’s Dolls
GILLIAN CANTWELL, AGE 3 and 5, WITH CROLLY DOLL AND CHATTY CATHY DOLL Meet Gillian Mary Cantwell and her two favourite dolls from childhood. One photo with her Crolly doll when Gillian was three years old sitting outside her grandparents house and the other at five years of age, with her Chatty Cathy doll who… Continue reading Gillian Cantwell’s Dolls
Patsy McGuinney’s doll wardrobe
Homemade wooden wardrobe and hangers, and homemade doll clothes for her Crolly doll, made for seven year old Patsy Mc Guinney, from Seapoint, in Co Dublin by her mum and dad, as a Christmas gift in the 1970s. The McAllister Collection, Museum of Childhood Ireland.
Ellen Worrall’s holiday souvenir dolls
The Ellen Worrall Collection: National costume / travel or souvenir dolls dressed in the traditional clothing of countries and regions around the world. The majority of the dolls in the Ellen Worrall Doll Collection donated to the Museum of Childhood Ireland were produced in the 20th century. Many of the dolls are mass-produced, but others… Continue reading Ellen Worrall’s holiday souvenir dolls
Izzy Jones-McAuley Collection
Handmade doll clothing and two dolls. “I have ended up in the possession of some antique dolls, with handmade outfits from the 1900s. The dolls and handmade doll clothing, have been passed down to me from my aunt Eveleen, who received them from a friend of her aunt Ita, called Miss A. Prentis, (not sure… Continue reading Izzy Jones-McAuley Collection