Ann Hogan- Captain Hogan Joseph Hogan married Margaret Daly on the 20th of April 1920. Their firstborn child Anne was born at 16 Heytesbury Place on 18th March 1921. She attended Loreto on the Green until second year in Secondary School. Anne wasn’t a paying student so she and some other girls were taught by… Continue reading Rita Whelan’s photo albums
Category: Scrapbooks
The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook 1917
The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook was brought to our attention by the National Library of Ireland, and subsequently donated to the Museum of Childhood Ireland Collection by Brenda Alexander. The scrapbook offers a child’s perspective on Irish history. Shirley, born in 1908 was a young Dublin boy aged 9 years old, when he was gifted on… Continue reading The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook 1917
Susan Doyle’s Scrapbooks
Susan Doyle from Mt Merrion, Blackrock, Co Dublin, grew up in the 60s. “On rainy days mother would give us old cards to cut up and use in scrapbooks.” And what a discovery! As well as saving cards, and notes, Susan also documented the USA’s Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969. Newspaper clippings… Continue reading Susan Doyle’s Scrapbooks
Linda (Betty) Egan
Betty (Linda) Eagan, Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland. Deaf from birth, Betty used sign language to communicate. Exhibited at Bank of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire September/October 2020. Bank opening hours 10am-5pm, Monday to Saturday. Linda Egan, known to everyone as Betty, of 8 Summerhill Rd., Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland. https://www.google.com/search?q=8+summerhill+rd+dun+laoghaire&rlz=1CDGOYI_enIE884IE884&oq=&aqs=chrome.1.69i176j35i39i362l5…5.63258j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8# Born 28th September… Continue reading Linda (Betty) Egan