Childhood Around the World is a three part series compiled by EdgarDebel as part of a recent internship. In this instalment, Edgar speaks with his friend Sophie, from Germany. “Our second childhood story comes from a person I know really well, my best friend Sophie. Sophie, as me, comes from Germany and was born in… Continue reading Childhood Around the World: Part Two
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Childhood Around the World: Part Three
Childhood Around the World is a three part series compiled by Edgar Debel as part of a recent internship. In this final instalment, Edgar speaks with his roommate Maribelle, from the Netherlands. “My final interview I had was with Maribelle, who was born in the Netherlands in 1999, and who was one of my room-mates… Continue reading Childhood Around the World: Part Three
Community Memories: Growing up in Donnycarney
This week, we’ve had a fantastic story sent in by one of our followers about growing up in Donnycarney in the 1940s and 1950s. Read the full excerpt below! “We were all poor in Donnycarney so there was little competition to wear the latest fashions. It was a wonderful place to be reared, there was… Continue reading Community Memories: Growing up in Donnycarney
Community Memories: Marie Farrell
Marie Farrell has sent us her stories from her schooldays in Newtown/Dunlecky NS in Carlow, and a miniature of the school that she attended which has been made by her nephew Thomas Murray Miniatures. Thank you Marie, for reaching out! “My schooldays in Newtown/ Dunleckney NS back in the late 1950s and the early 1960s… Continue reading Community Memories: Marie Farrell
Community Memories: Bernie Carroll
This month we’ve been asking you about your memories of school and schooldays – in the spirit of September’s topic “Back to School at the Museum of Childhood Ireland.” Today we share a post sent in to us by Bernie Carroll who fondly remembers her time at National and Secondary school in the 60’s and… Continue reading Community Memories: Bernie Carroll
Back to School at the Museum of Childhood Ireland
It’s almost time to pack up your pencil cases and return once more to school… Our entire childhoods are bookended by the years we spend in schooling. From three or four to sixteen, eighteen, and indeed into our twenties should we attend university, school is a hugely integral part of daily life. For some, our… Continue reading Back to School at the Museum of Childhood Ireland