All the Young Authors! Diary of a Selkie in The Future. By Maggie Wednesday the 16th of June I wake up as normal to the sound of the strong, gentle silver lappings that lead to my home in Cullane underwater City splashing against the rocky land. The city is the most fantastic place I have… Continue reading Bloomsday 2024: Young Author Competition
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Cantonese Flowerboards: From Hong Kong to Ireland
Welcome to a trilingual blog about Flowerboards, by Cantonese in Ireland (www.cantoneseireland.ie). Flowerboards are an important feature of Hong Kong’s cultural heritage. Read on to understand what flowerboards are, why and how they are made, and see a few that featured in St Patrick’s Day parades! What are flowerboards? Flowerboards are used for ‘for celebrating… Continue reading Cantonese Flowerboards: From Hong Kong to Ireland
Social Media Volunteer Role
The Museum of Childhood Ireland is seeking a social media volunteer with expertise in Digital Marketing. The main aspect of this role is to assist us in developing our online presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky and Twitter / X so as to build awareness of the island wide museum. As the social media volunteer,… Continue reading Social Media Volunteer Role
Why We Don’t Dream Like That: Rethinking Childhood and Fantasy in India
By Dr Supriya Baijal Introduction Growing up in India, I never stumbled upon enchanted wardrobes or magical portals in the books I read. Instead, I found lively fables, moral lessons, and clever folk tales—often featuring talking animals, wily tricksters, or noble kings. Stories like those from the Panchatantra or Tinkle charmed me with vivid illustrations… Continue reading Why We Don’t Dream Like That: Rethinking Childhood and Fantasy in India
Tir na nÓg
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
Olivia Daly’s Harry Potter Doll House 2015
From an upcycled Barbie house “My daughter Olivia who was 12 years old, and I designed the Harry Potter* house together. She was a big Harry Potter fan for years. She listened to the audio books most nights (she has dyslexia but had a passion for a good story). The movies had also been watched… Continue reading Olivia Daly’s Harry Potter Doll House 2015
Childhood Services Week / Seachtain Seirbhísí Leanaí
May 19-23, 2025 As part of National Childhood Services Week 2025, the Museum of Childhood Ireland are very happy to host a recorded read-along / draw-along with Tarsila Kruse. My Little Album of Ireland is a bilingual wordbook from Tarsila & Juliette Saumande. It takes very young readers on an illustrated fun-filled tour of Ireland.… Continue reading Childhood Services Week / Seachtain Seirbhísí Leanaí
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
Bloomsday 2025: Young Author Competition
Welcome to our annual Bloomsday competition, open to anyone under 18, with prizes for primary school and second level entrants! Read on to learn what’s involved and how to submit an entry. What to write James Joyce was an Irish writer who wrote a very famous book called Ulysses. The story takes place over a… Continue reading Bloomsday 2025: Young Author Competition
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
Richard’s McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys
Toy Collecting — Richard’s McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys display at BOI, 101 George’s Street Upper, Dún Laoghaire “Growing up in Dublin, McDonald’s wasn’t a regular occurrence for me but more an occasional treat. The only other times I found myself there as a child was for a birthday party. It was very common ( particularly… Continue reading Richard’s McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys
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