Children’s Art, Craft, Create, Imagine and Play Workshops from the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann team The Museum of Childhood Ireland Músaem Óige na hÉireann (MCI) have hosted free children’s and intergenerational, art, craft, play engagement workshops across Ireland, since early 2018. They are called ‘Tír na nÓg. Throughout 2025 the work… Continue reading Tir na nÓg
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When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Santana Petrenaite
Childhood Photo of Santana aged 17, in Dublin My journey to school I left Lithuania and came to Ireland when I was seventeen years old. I didn’t plan it really, at least not in any formal sense, it was just my best friend and I seeking a new adventure, a new chapter in our lives.… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Santana Petrenaite
When We Were Kings And Queens of the Road
When we Were Kings and Queens of the Road A “Travel to School” project, from Robert Burns and the Museum of Childhood Ireland Músaem Óige na hÉireann Please click ‘When We Were Kings And Queens of the Road’ below to find all the stories to date or scroll down and find the stories beneath the… Continue reading When We Were Kings And Queens of the Road
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Michael Farry
7 year old Michael Going to and from School 1952-1961 According to Google Maps it’s 1.9 kilometres and takes 25 minutes to walk from where we lived in the railway cottage, through Carrowleam and Shancough, to Rockfield National School. So our daily route to primary school was just over a mile. I think it usually… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Michael Farry
Tír na nÓg – Downloadable Resource
Fill out the worksheet below! This comes from the tale of Oisín and Niamh in Tír na nÓg. In this story, Oisín, son of Finn Mac Cumhaill, and a member of the Fianna, the legendary group of warriors, falls in love with a beautiful woman, Niamh. She was the daughter of the king of Tír… Continue reading Tír na nÓg – Downloadable Resource
St. Patrick’s Day Memories: Delvin, Westmeath
A big thank you to the committee of the Delvin St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Westmeath for sharing some fantastic photographs of their past parades from their archives and parish magazines, from around 2006-2010. The Delvin Parade runs from 3-5pm on the 16th March 2025, and you can see more information on their parades and… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Memories: Delvin, Westmeath
St. Patrick’s Day Memories: Mary Gaffney
Mary Gaffney has allowed us to share some fantastic photos of St. Patrick’s Day from her native Delvin in Westmeath. On behalf of the Museum of Childhood Ireland, we would like to say a huge thank you to Mary for allowing us to share her memories of St. Patrick’s Day in Delvin. Have you got… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Memories: Mary Gaffney
St. Patrick’s Day Memories: Joanna Hill
For most of my early childhood my family of 6 lived in a one-bedroom flat on the 9th floor of a tower block in Inchicore. When I was 9 we moved to a new 3 bedroom house in Ballyfermot. Our new home was one of 5 new builds at the end of Rossmore Road. There… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Memories: Joanna Hill
Historical Diary Entries – Downloadable Resource
Download this resource to learn more about children across space and time in Ireland, from their perspective! It encourages research of each of these different time periods. Try to imagine what life was like in each period! Answer key is at the end of the document. These are not primary sources, but written to showcase… Continue reading Historical Diary Entries – Downloadable Resource
All About Me and You. Downloadable Intergenerational – Resource
All About Me and You! This downloadable form is suitable for children and adults to use! To take part, scrap paper, pencils, colours might be useful. Record some history of you and your family…..Use at home or in your class for a project and if you like email it to the museum at info@museumofchildhoo.ie Contact… Continue reading All About Me and You. Downloadable Intergenerational – Resource