Letters addressed to Mrs Reid, 53 York Road, Kingstown ( Dún Laoghaire) 1872 and 1875 from her son and daughter, Walter and Louisa Reid. The envelope of treasured keepsakes also included and a calendar from 1877. Museum of Childhood Ireland by K Fahy. Museum of Childhood Ireland Collection, reference number: EC02. Date, August 12th 2019
Category: Collections
Randolph Caldecott print
Framed, with a red mount by the Neptune Gallery, Dublin in the 1970s for Susan Browne, who was born in New York to Irish parents. Susan returned age 18 years of age in the early 1970s, to study history in Trinity College Dublin. Randolph Caldecott was an English artist and illustrator and the creator of… Continue reading Randolph Caldecott print
Rose’s Red ‘Booboo’ Car
Rose with the red booboo car, and her mother, Berney in their garden in Limerick, 1961 Rose Doyle’s father made this wagon in the 1960s. It’s not a toddler walker, rather, he meant it as a robust alternative to the dolls’ pram, to be pushed or pulled by an older child in the garden containing… Continue reading Rose’s Red ‘Booboo’ Car
Geraldine and Jean Parry’s Dolls, Christmas 1964
Geraldine, Jean, big sister Kay and their mother Josie From Ballymun to Springhill Ave., Blackrock “My name is Geraldine Parry, I am 63 years old and l Iive in Blackrock, Co Dublin. These dolls belonged to me and my sister Jean Parry, who was one year older than me. The dolls names are Aideen (blonde… Continue reading Geraldine and Jean Parry’s Dolls, Christmas 1964
Peter Kurtish- The Three Sisters’ High Chair, Dalkey
“Originally, the high chair was used by our family in Birkenhead (Cheshire) in the early 1900s for their three daughters. The youngest married in 1938, and moved to Dalkey in 1946. The chair came too for her forthcoming son. Used next by the eldest in Dublin, In the late 1960s the chair travelled to Bangor,… Continue reading Peter Kurtish- The Three Sisters’ High Chair, Dalkey
Maurice Smyth’s Christening robe, 1920s
Smyth family Christening gown: Charles and Elizabeth ( née McGowan) Smyth were Publicans from Dúnlaoghaire, owners of the town’s well loved Smyth’s Pub. The family have resided in Dún laoghaire since the mid 1800’s. Six children were born to Elizabeth and Charles, with Maurice their last baby boy being born in the 1930s. All six… Continue reading Maurice Smyth’s Christening robe, 1920s
Minature Crolly Dolls
A collection of 25 1950s miniature costume or souvenir Crolly dolls in the museum’s collection shows a variety of costumes, fabrics, and materials. These dolls came to us in excellent condition allowing us to see the incredible handiwork of the factory workers who created them, often young girls and women in Crolly, Donegal and Spiddal,… Continue reading Minature Crolly Dolls
Brenda Carey’s Clackers
Photo credit: Clackers: Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann Brenda Carey’s story, Dublin 1970s “I was out working by the age of fourteen, but I was still a child. Clackers came in in the 1970s. I spotted them in a shop on Aungier St, just past Whitefriers St Church, on the opposite side… Continue reading Brenda Carey’s Clackers
Melissa Porter-Nolan’s Toy Iron
“Here is the toy iron. It’s C.1910. and of French origin. The Dublin lady who gave it to me was 84 years old and said she got it when she was about 4 years of age. She recalled ironing alongside her grandmother and receiving it as a Christmas gift. She had no family to pass this… Continue reading Melissa Porter-Nolan’s Toy Iron
The Grubb Family Toys
The Grubb family Cashel, Co Tipperary Toys belonging to Clodagh Grubb born 1938. Clodagh grew up on a farm eight miles from Cashel, Co Tipperary, in a Quaker family. “As it was war time* there were no metal toys available in the shops. Normally these came from England, Germany and Japan – but they needed… Continue reading The Grubb Family Toys