Category: Doll Houses

“This dolls house was hand made for my daughter Joanne by my brother Maurice Sloan in 1984. It is a copy of one my Grandad William made for me in 1951. He also made four or five others for my cousins. Some of the contents are from the original house. I hope people will enjoy… Continue reading Joanne Sloan’s Doll House 1980s

My name is Rachel and I was born almost 50 years ago, in 1971. At some point in my childhood, I received the gift of my dolls house; I believe it was a birthday present, and I LOVED it! There was no such thing as a doll/house lifestyle experience (that I knew anyway), so there was all… Continue reading Rachel Abraham’s Doll House 1970s

“Typical of Irish 60’s built houses. After 43 years I’m looking forward to handing a piece of my own childhood history over into the safe hands of the Museum of Childhood Ireland.  An amazing dolls house complete with individual pieces of wooden furniture, handmade by my dad, Tom and decorated in detail by my mother,… Continue reading Lorraine O’Connor’s Doll House 1960s

As a four year old in the 1950’s I requested a dolls house for Christmas. My parents acquired a second hand bungalow dolls house from friends of theirs and bought new furniture for it. However two weeks before Christmas I announced that my new house would have stairs and bedrooms just like my own house.… Continue reading Judy McDonnell Durnin’s Doll House 1950s

1930s Triang doll house, Dúnlaoghaire, Co Dublin. Lines Bros Lines Bros Ltd was a British toy manufacturer of the 20th century, operating under the Tri-ang Toys brand name. Lines Bros Ltd, at its peak in 1947, was claimed by the company to be the largest toy maker in the world.[1] Under the Tri-ang Toys brand… Continue reading Mary’s Doll House 1930s

Whitfield Court, Waterford. This doll’s house has an interesting provenance. According to Dr Rachel Finnegan, ”I recently learned from Mrs Dawnay, who sold Whitfield Court and its contents in 2005, that it had belonged to her late sister-in-law, Rachel Dawnay (sister of the later Major Dawnay). This would date it to the late 1920s. It’s… Continue reading Rachel Dawnay’s Doll House 1920s

Rachel Finnegan’s ( Co Kilkenny) German / Nuremberg Doll Kitchen.  This was originally made in Germany C.1900, and then brought to Ireland. It arrived complete with all the furnishings. Nuremberg kitchens Nuremberg kitchen is the traditional English name for a specific type of dollhouse, similar to a room box, usually limited to a single room… Continue reading Rachel Finnegan’s Doll Kitchen 1900s

An early painted wooden Irish three storey Dolls Town House, Ireland 1840s/50s, the whole exterior painted in large sandstone brick effect with painted black pitched roof with two attic windows and three chimneys, heavily panelled central front door with brass knocker, keyhole and with fanlight above, eight glazed windows to façade with a further three… Continue reading ‘Fintona’ Doll House 1840s