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The Museum of Childhood Ireland

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Músaem Óige na hÉireann. Established 2018. An historic, groundbreaking 1st for Ireland. Award winning Islandwide - Diaspora, Historic - Contemporary museum of children & childhood. Children are Seen and Heard. Charity number: 20205452.

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'I am a Claddagh boatman boldHumble is my callingI work and toil from morn till nightIn Galway Bay I'm trawling.I care not for the big man's frownI ask not for his favour.My wants are few, no debts I oweI live on honest labour.Thank God, I have a little child,My Eily, lithe and slender.She clasps my knee and kisses meWith love so true and tender.Though ‘oft will rage the howling blastThat threatens men with slaughter,I ne’er complain of wind or rainWhile I’ve my little daughter.'Taken from the Schools' Collection, this poem speaks about a proud and independent fisherman from the fishing village of the Claddagh, historically to the west of Galway City's walls and strongly linked with Connemara.Pictured is 'A Claddagh Girl' taken from 'The Sphere' in 1932. ... See MoreSee Less

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We are happy to announce that the preliminary scientific programme of the SSCIP 2024 conference, held in Bordeaux and Pessac, France from November 20th to 23rd, 2024, is now online: sscip2024.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/5Registration fees will increase from 11th October and registration closes 6th November. No registration or payment will be possible on site.for registration: sscip2024.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=enfor fee payment: dr15.azur-colloque.fr/inscription/fr/332/inscriptionOn November 20th, the conference for the general public will be given in French (University of Bordeaux, place de la Victoire, Bordeaux city centre).However, the slides of the presentation will be in English, and the invited speaker will of course answer questions in both French and English.This will be in the same place as the registration desk and the welcome reception.On November 21st and 22nd, the conference will be held at Bordeaux Montaigne University, at the Maison de l'Archéologie, in Pessac.A registration desk will be set up for those who are unable to collect their conference pack on November 20th.for the complete updated information: sscip2024.sciencesconf.org/resource/page?forward-action=page&forward-controller=resource&id=1&lan...We look forward to welcoming you. ... See MoreSee Less

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Who played the street game Elastics? Also known as French skipping, Americian skipping, Chinese jumps, German jumps, and other names...Does anyone still have the elastics they played with? Or Clackers? Or skipping rope? Or tin and chalk for hopscotch etc? ♫♪ England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales... inside, outside, inside, scales. ♫♪ It required an enormous elastic band which was placed around the ankles of two “anchor” players.The band could also be fashioned from elastic thread, smaller elastic bands linked/tied together or in times of great need, pairs of nylon tights robbed from your mother! ... See MoreSee Less

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A moving tribute to his childhood hero Luke Kelly from Liam McGrath, Whitehall, Dublin. 1980sIt was the summer holidays of 1981 in the Comeragh mountains, county Waterford. Myself and my cousin Niamh had been loitering around the back of the big trailer that The Dubliners were due to play on. I had my mind set on saying hello to Luke Kelly. He had been sick with a brain tumour and in the days leading up to the concert many believed that he wouldn’t be able to be there. I just really wanted to see him, get an autograph and tell him that we were all thinking of him and wishing him well.Being a kid from the Dublin suburbs, I looked forward to every school holiday getting a chance to go be with the cousins in the country. My mam was one of eleven and we were the only city dwellers. To go back to the place where she grew up and help around the family farm was great. I remember one year, the job for the summer was to remove rocks from a big field so it could be used the following year for oats or barley. It was great to feel useful because when the hay was being saved I wasn’t strong enough to lift a bail onto the back of a trailer. I remember the feeling of being part of something, dirt under my fingernails, welts on my hands and sitting around a table of fifteen or more to eat spuds, ham and cabbage and drink fresh milk. Large chunks of butter on my plate and Dilly, my grandfather’s faithful and award-winning sheepdog by my feet, knowing that I’ll give him a little bit of fat from the side of my plate.My mam, the eldest of the girls, had left home at eighteen to go work as a nurse in London. It was there at an Irish dance night that she met my dad who was a city boy. Although his family was from West Cork, he was born in London. He often shared with me the culture shock of being brought back to West Cork during the war. When he was old enough to attend school he had to learn everything through Irish. He sometimes ended up in fights with the other kids because they were from England. When he returned to London six years later at the age of ten, it was tough for him and his two younger brothers, who now knew nothing of doing subjects in English. He had to be saved by them on more than one occasion in school-yard brawls that erupted because they were ‘stupid Paddy’s’. My dad gradually excelled in school and by the age of sixteen had won a coveted apprenticeship in the tool- making department of Fords in Dagenham. His dad worked on the foundry floor and somehow had swung this role for his eldest son. At twenty three he met my mam at that Irish Céilí night in Mile End in London. They married and soon set their sights on returning to Ireland.My dad got a job in Dublin airport and so we all ended up being brought up to the sound of the thunder of the Jumbo taking off. I always looked forward to every summer when we sometimes got to go work on the family farm and usually at the end of the summer you’d get £5 to spend on slot machines and arcade games in Dungarvan.The cousins never let you feel bad for being from Dublin, but it was with some of the other kids you’d come into contact with. There was a bit of a suspicion of the ‘dirty Jackeens’. Apparently, we ‘flew the Union Jack up there’ and that was one of the reasons why we could not be fully trusted.I had met Luke Kelly once before. I spotted him with his partner one Christmas Panto night sitting on high chairs at the bar in the Olympia theatre in Dublin. He was such a hero in our household. I wanted to just stand beside him and say hello. I walked straight over to try and order a bottle of Coke from the bar. Although there was loads of space either side of him and his partner, I decided I would stand waiting for the barman to take my order in front of the two of them. I stood without looking at them, waiting to make my order when Luke swung around and looked at me up and down. He held out his hand, “How are you, what’s your name?”, “my name is Luke”. “Liam is my name, I live near where you used to live in Whitehall”. “Nice to meet you, Liam from Whitehall”. He introduced me to his friend who he said was from Germany. She smiled and shook my hand. He looked at my blue dungarees worn over a sturdy Aran jumper that the Clancy’s would have been proud of. “I love your outfit” he said. He asked me what I was having. He ordered it, and handed me my Coke. It made my year.Now here I was, two years later, in the middle of county Waterford at the Buhadoon Festival, away from the crowd who were waiting on the other side of the trailer, standing with my hero, the chief Dubliner, and proud of where I came from.As it would have it, two and a half years later I was kneeling in the Church of the Holy Child in Whitehall, as an altar boy officiating at Luke Kelly’s funeral. My name just happened to be on the roster for that cold morning. As I knelt there, deeply saddened, I said a prayer and I wished him well, and told him that I looked forward to seeing him another day in a better place.Liam McGrath, 2024Read all the ‘Snapshots’ stories here 📚 museumofchildhood.ie/stories-of-our-childhoods/ #LukeKelly #dubliners #Whitehall #dublinireland #children #childhood #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #1980s ... See MoreSee Less

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“Given we can't escape the election speculation these days, here are some thoughts on children as active citizens and ideas for citizenship education activities in the classroom!” Aoife Titley. A blog from the museum’s Education Team on providing the conditions to nurture children's understanding of citizenship and elections.The latter is likely to be timely! …Taking children’s citizenship seriously means providing educational opportunities and environments in which teachers, educators and practitioners can model, explicitly teach, and provide opportunities for children to form and express their view(s); engage in active listening; respond to others’ viewpoints and create a space for difference and acceptance.Teachers, parents and guardians can produce some of the conditions of citizenship and make it possible for children to experience the possibilities of active citizenship and become motivated to learn how power works…Read the blog in full on our website at the link here: 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/children-as-active-citizens/ 💡#activecitizens #activecitizenship #children #youth #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #Education Maynooth University Early Childhood Ireland Early Childhood Network Ireland National Childhood Network ... See MoreSee Less

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Oíche Chultúir 2024, Dr Sorcha de Brún, Músaem Óige na hÉireann, anseo!: youtu.be/pC_hDLLBhNAmuseumofchildhood.ie/an-te-a-bhionn-siulach-bionn-se-scealach/ #OícheChultúir #filíocht #Scéal ... See MoreSee Less

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“I started walking to school with my brothers when I was five years old. Bag wobbling around my back, mother nervously waving us off.Down the muddy patch us adventurers traversed, the morning light breaking over the roofs of grey houses in Shamrock Lawn, friends joining as we slowly moved towards school. Talk of homework, which teacher was mean or funny, Manchester United and the football card we were hoping to get in our next purchase filled our childish minds. The final hurdle, a damaged, trampled fence and then into St Columba’s Boys National School. This was 1980’s Ireland.The sun seemed younger then, and when it weakened and ebbed away I knew summer was leaving. With each leaf that fell winter was closer. September was made palatable by the treasure trove of acorns and conkers I collected in my jumper. Bringing them home to treat them so they would be triumphant in the next morning’s battle on the way to school.”Dr Richard Hogan Read Richard’s story here 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-kings-and-queens-of-the-road-dr-richard-hogan/ #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #WhenWeWereKings #acorns #conkers #school #walkingtoschool #Cork #1980sA photo of Richard (centre) from his schooldaysRobert Burns ... See MoreSee Less

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‘A Look To The Future: Researching Childhood And Youth’ for #culturenight2024 on Friday Sept 20th is now listed: Watch here: 👉 youtu.be/sDAQmL9ObdE?si=8DcSvmVoAgf3TEpPculturenight.ie/event/a-look-to-the-future-researching-childhood-and-youth/Find two more here:museumofchildhood.ie/culture-night/Féach anseo: 👉 youtu.be/pC_hDLLBhNA?si=l2DVKFaNPJEDXVpkmuseumofchildhood.ie/an-te-a-bhionn-siulach-bionn-se-scealach/And: museumofchildhood.ie/art-resources/#museumofchildhoodireland#músaemóigenahéireann#CultureNight#CultureNightDublindlr Heritage Events Culture Night Dublin Culture Night Culture Night Belfast Culture Night Donegal Galway County Culture Night Culture Night Cork County Oíche Chultúir sa Ghaeltacht ... See MoreSee Less

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Who remembers ‘Clackers’!? ( or did you call them something else?) Love to hear if anyone still has theirs or remembers playing with them! 📣 Call-out for any original ‘Clacker’ owner out there!#children #childhood #childhoodmemories #childrensplay #clackers #play #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann ... See MoreSee Less

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“My very first trips to school, I was lucky enough to live only a fifteen-minute walk from our lady of good counsel Girls National School Woodley Rd, Johnstown, Glenageary. As a young child in primary school, I used to walk with my mum, sister and brother. We would spend our time talking and laughing the whole way there. I always used to love when I would see my mum waiting for me outside the school gates. It was a chance for me to tell her all about my day, share the laughter I’d had, the stress of whatever we were doing that day, or fill her in on all the silly drama us young girls would have. Looking back now, it is funny that I only remember the sunny walks to and from home, no rain clouds over the memories.When I got a bit older, I started to walk to school with friends that lived nearby. I remember how grown up I felt when my parents told me I could walk by myself. The walks with friends were equally as joyful. They consisted of lots of laughter about what happened in school that day or ranting about how much homework we got. Walking with friends carried on through secondary school, when I went to Rockford Manor on Stradbrook road in Blackrock. Then the walk was easily one of my favourite parts of the school day, and spending that extra time with friends and family was like a weight lifting off my shoulders every single day.Laura Connolly, currently studying Business in TUD, plays volleyball for Ireland at senior and u20 level, and recently captained Irelands u20 volleyball women’s team in the European championship final round which was hosted in Ireland.📕https://museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-kings-and-queens-of-the-road-laura-connolly/#volleyball #sports #ireland #blackrock #walkingtoschool #johnstownroad #Glenageary #rockfordmanor #OurLadyofGoodCounsel #WhenWeWereKingsAndQueens #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #primaryschool #SecondarySchool #dúnlaoghaire #dunlaoghaire Rockford Manor ... See MoreSee Less

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Celebrating Wild Child Day & Water Heritage Day, on the 24th and 25th of August with SICCDA, Dublin, and at Sticky Fingers Arts in Newry. Bringing Heritage Week to children all across our shared Island.The Dublin event is fully booked but there are still a few places available in Newry.Sticky Fingers Arts, Sunday 25th August 12-2pm. www.stickyfingersarts.co.ukContact: info@stickyfingersarts.co.ukAll families can join in if they live near a body of water, and if not basins of water or puddles after rainfall make great alternatives for outdoors fun wherever you live. And the walks can happen anywhere too and at any time!Theee are lots of resources shared at our link below so choose your own family time and place to take part! #seachtainoidhreachta2024#HeritageWeek2024museumofchildhood.ie/wild-child-water-heritage-day/ www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings?q=Museum+of+Childhood+Ireland+#listingsmuseumofchildhood.ie/heritage-week/Heritage Week Sticky Fingers Arts SICCDA (South Inner City Community Development Association) ... See MoreSee Less

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“For over five decades, Ann’s Hair Salon served as a beacon of warmth and hospitality in Shantalla, one of Galway’s oldest suburbs. From the graceful hula dancers of Hawaii to the intricate porcelain geishas of Japan, Ann’s collection spans continents and cultures, offering a glimpse into the rich tapestry of our world. Among her treasures are flamenco dancers from Spain, Irish Colleens, Russian dolls, and even a series depicting the storied figures of Henry VIII and his six wives. Ann, with her skilled hands and kind heart, not only tended to the tresses of her loyal clientele but also fostered a deep connection with her community. Ann’s passion for dolls began in childhood, and knew no bounds. Through the thoughtful gestures of her clients, who embarked on journeys to far-flung destinations and returned with treasures in hand, her collection flourished. Additionally, Ann’s own love of travel took her to distant lands, where she sought out unique dolls to add to her ever-growing collection. Each doll holds a story, a piece of Ann’s unwavering spirit and the love she shared with all who entered her salon.Beyond her role as a hairstylist, Ann was a cherished aunt to her nieces and nephews, who found solace and joy amidst the enchanting array of dolls that adorned her salon. Though Ann’s salon has closed its doors, her legacy lives on in this collection. Through her generosity, the dolls that once brought smiles to the faces of her clients and their children now serve as a source of inspiration for children, and all ages across Ireland…” Lauren Kavanagh from the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s Collections Team presents her research on Ann’s Collection for Heritage Week: 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/ann-connolly-collection/Exploring the connections, routes and networks that link our communities#HeritageWeek2024 #HeritageWeek #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #SouvenirDolls #dolls #shantalla #galwaycity #galway Heritage Week Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune ... See MoreSee Less

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Our heartfelt congratulations to author Mary M Trant on the publication of her book! 👏 “Childhood memoirs rarely come any more enchanting than this…Maggie and her brother Ted – just a year apart in age but joined forever by love and caring – rampage around their little world, sliding down forbidden water pipes, rounding up the family menagerie composed of any farm animal you could imagine from hens to horses and Mary brings their sheer joy of living exultantly to the page.” www.buythebook.ie/product/life-between-the-mountains-and-the-sea/linktr.ee/trantmm Mary M. Trant Author Buy the Book.ie ... See MoreSee Less

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Wishing everyone a very happy start to Heritage Week 2024! Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta 2024! 17th to 25th August. “National Heritage Week invites you to explore the connections, routes and networks that link our communities.”From the east to the west coast, take a look at some of this year’s Heritage Week events from the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann. With thanks to everyone who shared their stories. Dúnlaoghaire, Co Dublin. Heritage Week:👉 museumofchildhood.ie/small-spaces-local-stories/ Heritage Week👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/ann-connolly-collection/ Wednesday 21st August 1-3pm Achill, Co Mayo. Thursday 22nd August. 👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/1-heritage-week-2024/👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/2-heritage-week-2024/And through the years: museumofchildhood.ie/heritage-week/#museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #HeritageWeek2024 #achillisland #dúnlaoghaire #children #childhood #Ireland #Communities #stories #SouvenirDolls #traveldolls #culture #heritage #localhistory #oralhistory The Heritage Council Heritage Week Mayo County Council Mayo County Library Bloomfields Shopping Centre Bank of Ireland Dún Laoghaire Town ... See MoreSee Less

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16 year old Seán Brett from Tipperary and his TY experience…At just 16, Seán Brett has already spent hours outside of school hours wondering how to make his family’s farm more safe. So much so, that he spent his time as a TY student inventing Tankit — a portable manhole cover for slurry pit manholes.'While growing up my father taught me to be very cautious during slurry spreading — he was always aware that an open manhole was a very real risk to animals and people. As all farmers do, we have slatted tanks with slurry pit manholes. He was very afraid for our safety — so he used to throw pallets, barrels or anything he could find into the farmyard to ensure that we would not fall in,' explains Seán.'That would take a lot of time for him and it would never be fully safe, there would always be a hole left that someone could fall into. Around those type of holes, there’s always the danger that someone could fall in. There are very scary statistics around farm accidents and I saw how hard my dad was working to keep us safe — it was my aim to come up with a product that would eliminate this health and safety risk'When he went back to school last September, Seán’s business teacher advised him about the Enterprise Awards. Thinking back on what his own farm needed the most, he started working on Tankit, with the help of his uncle - and won two awards. Now he's looking at making a universal one to fit most farms ... See MoreSee Less

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So looking forward to seeing everyone on the 22nd August in #achillisland for #HeritageWeek #HeritageWeek2024See details of the first event ( inter-generational) here:👉 museumofchildhood.ie/1-heritage-week-2024/#museumofchildhoodireland#músaemóigenahéireann#mayo #roberthenri #children #childhood #heritage #culture #history #art #artist#comicbooks #intergenerational #Achill The Heritage Council Heritage Week Mayo County Council University of Galway Gieltys Bar and Restaurant Achill Island Kitchen, Dooagh Shop Achill Tourism Achill Entertainment & Events The Achill Community Page Achill Diaspora ... See MoreSee Less

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Such a lovely good luck message for Rhasidat Adeleke ahead of her 100m #olympics2024 semi-final in #paris last night - from St Marks School in Dublin. 'Best wishes to Rhasidat in her race tonight. We are all so proud here in St Marks Senior School. Here is a photo of her competing in the CLG Primary Sports in Morton Stadium Santry. She proves that you should always have the confidence to dream big.' Enough said, Rhasidat made history by becoming the very first #irish female athlete to reach an Olympics sprint final. ... See MoreSee Less

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The discovery of a mass grave in Kilkenny in 2005 told a tragic Famine story, as Jonny Geber explains. This article includes potentially distressing images. …It is estimated that over 470,000 children aged less than ten years died as a consequence of the Famine between 1845 and 1852. Their experiences of starvation, disease, pain and psychological trauma are one of the most tragic aspects of this period in history, and it is clear that the subsistence crises that followed the potato blight hit the youngest generation the most. Despite this, the children have in many ways remained the ‘forgotten’ victims of the Great Irish Famine…Jonny Geber is a lecturer in human osteoarchaeology at the University of Edinburgh. His research has a particular focus on the social bioarchaeology of the poor and marginalised in the late modern period, focusing on aspects relating to health and structural violence. The University of EdinburghUniversity College Cork The School of History, UCC RTÉ Archives#museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #children #childhood #childhoodhistory #historyofchildhood #Ireland #famine Read the article in full here: www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2021/0113/1189442-forgotten-victims-the-children-found-in-kilke...Image below is from the article: Advertisement placed in The Kilkenny Journal by the Vice-Guardians of the Kilkenny Union in August 1849, asking for tenders for a plot of land that could be used as a workhouse cemetery. The advertisement led to the publication of two critical letters, regarding the practice of intra-mural burials at the workhouse, which were published in the following edition of the paper. (Source: The Kilkenny Journal, 21 August 1849.) ... See MoreSee Less

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A Foreigner in the Land of Jacqueline Wilson. “I was born an avid reader. For as long as I can remember, my mom used to take me to the library, and we would borrow handfuls of books. Therefore, I always had the impression that I was on the pulse of children’s literature. Not only did I read and know the new releases, but I also had access to the backlist of many authors who preceded my time—the late 90s and early 00s.I read and fell in love with plenty of international voices: Cornelia Funke, Roald Dahl, Christine Nöstlinger, Luis María Pescetti, Elisabetta Gnome and, of course, some authors from my own country, such as Laura Gallego and Elena Fortún.Luckily, I had the chance to start travelling on my own as a teenager. Indeed, I was one of those children walking around with matching backpacks. My first trip to Ireland was in 2010 when I was fourteen. At nineteen, I returned to study in college for an Erasmus year. Now, I have started a PhD at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick…I browsed hundreds of new and used bookshops and libraries.One name hooked my attention among all: Jacqueline Wilson”…. Gabriela Portillo from the Children’s Literature team at the Museum of Childhood Ireland shares her #jacquelinewilson journey on our website here: museumofchildhood.ie/a-foreigner-in-the-land-of-jacqueline-wilson/ 👉 @jacquelinewilson_hq @_jacqueline_wilson_ @nick.sharratt @doubledayukbooks @penguinrandomhouse @penguinbooksireland @kennysbookshop @eason_ireland @scholastic @scholastic_uk @waterstones @dubraybooks @librariesireland @librariesni @miclibraries @mic_ireland #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #literature #books #childhood #author #illustrator ... See MoreSee Less

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In recent years, the topic of mental health has received more attention because it’s gotten more recognition as a crucial part of human well-being and productivity, not only for adults but also for children. After all, adults are not the only ones who would benefit from having the tools or understanding they need to navigate life and all the turbulence and emotions that come with it. Literature can serve as a tool to introduce and explain complex issues regarding one’s feelings and mental health to children in a relatable and gentle way. Today, we’ll take a look at six children’s books that are centred on mental health and emotions. Although these books were written with a child audience in mind, they may feature sensitive mental health-related topics such as anxiety and worry, depression, loss and grief, and trauma; thus, parental guidance may be recommended in some cases. Allycia Susanti at #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann 📚👉 : museumofchildhood.ie/learning-about-mental-health-issues-and-how-to-deal-with-them-through-childr... #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #literature #childrens #childhood #parentalguidance #mentalhealth ... See MoreSee Less

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As we enjoy and cheer the incredible Olympian’s on, I’ve found a few interesting research papers on sport and children/adolescents that might be of interest:1. Life as a young talented athlete: exploring the within-career transitions experienced by high performance adolescent athletes in IrelandDeirdre LyonsUniversity of Limerick, 2015The aim of this study was to explore the within-career transitions experienced by four adolescent high performance athletes as they transitioned out of post-primary education and prepared to enter elite senior sport. 🏃‍♀️ researchrepository.ul.ie/articles/thesis/Life_as_a_young_talented_athlete_exploring_the_within-ca...2. Student discourse on physical activity and sport among Irish young peopleConnie Collier, Ann MacPhail, Mary O'SullivanIrish Educational Studies 26 (2), 195-210, 2007This article explores accounts of student discourse related to the role of physical activity and sport in the lives of Irish children and youth. The data source is a purposeful sample of student narratives based upon age of student, type of school and gender, and sought representation from both rural and urban settings.🏃‍♂️ scholar.google.com/scholar?start=0&q=irish+olympians+in+childhood&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1#d=gs_... ... See MoreSee Less

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Philly and Nicky’s Beatrix Potter BooksNicky and I grew up the youngest of six children. Our father William Monk Gibbon* was an author and a poet. Books were an important part of our childhood. With 4 older siblings to read to us and keep us amused, Beatrix Potter’s books were a much loved part of our childhood. Not only did we love the books we also loved the race game based on her much loved characters, Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs Tiggy Winkle and Jemima Puddleduck. Nicky and I vied with each other to be Jemima Puddleduck, as at a certain point on the board Jemima was allowed to fly and reach her destination sooner if you happened to land on the correct square. My sister Nicky and I were born on the 3rd of February 1946. I am older by reputedly 10 mins! We were born in Bray Co. Wicklow. We spent the first 2 years of our lives in Co. Donegal, on the edge of Fintragh beach, near Killybegs. We moved to Sandycove, Co Dublin in 1948. It was the only house in my father’s opinion, that had a room big enough to house the big wooden bookcase that housed his writings along with other valuable books. The house my father bought was where George Bernard Shaw had attended Nursery school. My mother often wondered if the wooden marbles she came across when digging in the garden had been played with by G B Shaw.Nicky and I attended the Hall School in Monkstown from the age of 5. When we were 14 we begged our mother to become boarders. We boarded at the Hall School till we were 16. I had the ignominy of being expelled at Easter in 1962. I had had a row with my sister and left the school premises at about 8.30 in the evening and roamed around Blackrock but had nowhere else to return to but school as my parents were teaching in England. It was the final straw as far as the school was concerned, and I had to go. I went to Sutton Park in Howth for 2 years which I greatly enjoyed. Nicky was given the opportunity of a co ed school also, and went to Newtown in Waterford. Philippa Craven.Read the story in full and see all the photos at the link below: 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/phillipa-cravens-beatrix-potter-books/#beatrixpotter #beatrixpotterbooks #books #children #childrensbooks #Sandycove #monkstown #donegal #killibegs #bray #thehallschool #suttonpark #newtownschool #1940s #WilliamMonkGibbon #author #poets #gbshaw#museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireannSandycove and Glasthule Residents Association Dun Laoghaire Past & Present Dún Laoghaire Town ... See MoreSee Less

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What was your favourite food as a child? ( growing up in #cowicklowireland 🇮🇪 I loved fruit 🍎 and vegetables 🫛 I picked from the garden, also chestnuts, almonds, custard, pancakes, uachtar reoite ( ice cream) 🍦, colcannon* (with plenty of butter) and traditional spiced beef! ❤️👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/childhood-meals-around-the-world/*https://www.bordbia.ie/recipes/vegetarian-and-vegan/colcannon/ #food #childhood #comfortfood #ireland #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #colcannon #uachtarreoite #custard #butter ... See MoreSee Less

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“….The Congress attracted delegates from all over the world. Gay and lesbian youths from Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and even the US and Canada came to Dublin for the event. The activities in which the delegates participated can broadly be divided into two categories: workshops and social events…” From #museumofchildhoodireland History team, Daniel Gallen’s Building the Future:The Second International Gay Youth Congress, 1985 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/building-the-futurethe-second-international-gay-youth-congress-1985/ #History #Youth #ireland #museumofchildhoodireland #1985 #dublin ... See MoreSee Less

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The memoir of much loved author and RTÉ presenter John Creedon, has just been announced for release in October! We're delighted to have signed, first edition copies of the book available to pre-order at Kennys now.John is the presenter of the John Creedon show on RTÉ Radio 1 and Creedon’s Atlas of Ireland on RTÉ 1. He is the author of two bestselling books, That Place We Call Home and An Irish Folklore Treasury - winner of the An Post Irish Book Award for best Irish Published Book in 2022.You can pre-order your copy here: www.kennys.ie/shop/this-boy-s-heart-scenes-from-an-irish-childhood-john-creedon-9781804580486 ... See MoreSee Less

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“Were you ever a Cub Scout or a Girl Guide – or a member of any other youth group that required you to wear a uniform of some sort? Did you play games and learn new skills at weekly meetings, get to know kids from other schools, and enjoy (or dread) the adventure of weekend hikes and camping trips? Uniformed youth groups have always been designed to enable children and adolescents to engage in experiential learning, but much has changed since they were first formed, especially here in Ireland where youth group membership can be emblematic of religion and politics.Uniformed youth groups are a form of youth culture that first developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a response to social anxieties associated with the tensions that resulted in the outbreak of the First World War (1914-18) and other more localised conflicts. Many countries in the western world, such as Britain and Germany, feared that they were losing their competitive edge in industrial and military affairs and their populations were deteriorating both physically and morally. The establishment of uniformed youth groups addressed often gendered concerns about the health, education and moral welfare of the rising generation: would boys be able to defend their countries and would girls be up to the task of being good helpmates and mothers? The general template of the uniformed youth group was adapted to the perceived needs of different countries…”Read on here for Dr Marnie Hay’s insightful and informative blog in our History section: 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/the-early-years-of-uniformed-youth-groups-in-ireland-1888-1930-2/and from our Collections: museumofchildhood.ie/alison-groves-brownie-uniform-and-badges-1970s/#GirlGuides #scouts #ScoutsIreland #youthmovement #history #Ireland #culture #Heritage ... See MoreSee Less

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New mini exhibition (and resources) from today at Bank of Ireland, Dúnlaoghaire, of some books in the museum’s Book Collection. Our thanks always to Bank of Ireland for the display space, to Faber-Castell for materials, and a shout out to our friends at Easons Ireland in #dunlaoghaire and their ever helpful team 🙏 #Books #Children #BeatrixPotter #aamilne #ehshepard #miffy #ICanRead #dickbruna #mousebooks #Babar #MotherGoose #nurseryrhymes #Rhymes #maryflynn #cornelius #elizabethbrennan #PaulineDevine #kinglongbeard #patricialynch #Josephine #maryplain #hesterwagstaff #MartenToonder #Adults #Children, ... See MoreSee Less

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‘Out Goes She’ by Dublin’s Leslie Daiken, 1963. Dublin Street Rhymes.See this and other books from the museum’s extensive collection on display at Bank of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire from Monday July 15th 2024.Book added to the museum’s Book Collection: 👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/out-goes-she/#lesliedaiken #dublinireland #dublincity#StreetRhymes #streetgames #outgoesshe #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #children #play #ireland #bankofireland #dúnlaoghaire ... See MoreSee Less

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Chosen yearly from one of the primary schools in the district as queen of the fair #queenpuck has a Lady in Waiting/assistants. The coronation ceremony takes place about a month before the festival👉 puckfair.ie/history/ #PuckFair #Killorglin #kerry #museumofchildhoodireland #irelandKillorglin girl Anna Kingston has been crowned Queen of Puck to reign over the festival this August – something her late mom Aoife would have been so proud to see.Anna crowned Queen of Puck in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye ... See MoreSee Less

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We’re delighted to feature another of Cónal Creedon ‘s wonderful stories of his childhood and adolescence in Cork city in the 1970s in our Snapshots series. Cónal looks at the physical landscape of his youth and the possibilities for play it gave children. We’d love to hear your story!Down Our Street“On Pine Street yesterday, I bumped into my neighbour and friend Anthony O’Driscoll. He threw his eyes to heaven in response to the developers constant din of destruction. I was reminded of a time when the loudest noise you’d hear in this spaghetti bowl of streets was the sound of downtown dirty faced delight – or a rip-roaring pig-skin rattling the back of the onion sack – sending a shudder along the steel shuttering of McKenzie’s Gate.– here’s a little piece I wrote about my favourite street in my Universe.I think Joni Mitchell said it best when she sang:“They paved paradise – and put up a parking lot”– you might enjoy.” Cónal Read Cónal’s story here: 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/stories-of-our-childhoods/#cork #corkcity #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #snapshot #snapshots #playtime #PlayStreets #streetgames #children #1970s ... See MoreSee Less

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“I grew up in a small market town in the Scottish Borders. If you drew a line from Edinburgh to Newcastle roughly half way along you’d find Galashiels, which means, in old Scots, “dwellings by the river Gala.” It sits at the confluence of the Tweed and Gala rivers, not far from Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford where I worked during my university holidays. The rivers drove the town’s economy over the years, in particular tweed and woollen mills, which proliferated in the years after the War but disappeared in the face of Asian competition in the years of my childhood.The town had just one secondary school, Galashiels Academy, which sat, indeed still sits, surrounded by attractive parkland. One of my favourite ways of distracting myself from the science lessons which failed to engage me was to look out over the putting green in the neighbouring park and imagine I was Peter Alliss, commentating on the closing stages of the Open Championship. Before secondary school I went to the town’s Roman Catholic primary school, St Margaret’s, which was directly across the road from the Academy, which indeed loomed over it. So that throughout my seven years at primary school, culminating in 1980, I was looking at my scholastic future in the “big school” on the other side of the street.My journey to school was straightforward, unlike that of many of my school chums, particularly at the Academy, whose catchment area included villages, hamlets and farms some as many as 20 miles away from Gala, necessitating bus journeys of up to an hour each way each day.As someone who lived in the town, my walk to school involved turning left at the end of our street, walking for about 7 minutes past a row of terraced houses and then turning right up a short incline into the rear entrance of the primary school. Even the most talented writer would do well to evoke anything remarkable, rather than the reassuring familiarity of the route…” Read the story 📖 from Ambassador Paul Johnston in full here: museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-kings-and-queens-of-the-road-paul-johnston/ #whenwewerekingsandqueens #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #galashiels #walkingtoschool ... See MoreSee Less

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Our Bloomsday Young Author competition page now showcases three more of our fab finalists 🌟See: museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2024-young-author-competition/to read Rosa's 'Sligo', Kepa's '2124' & Peigi's 'The Swamp'. More to come! #músaemóigenahéireann #museumofchildhoodireland #writers #reading #Joyce #children #jamesjoyce #Bloomsday Archbishop Marsh's Library Bloomsday Festival The James Joyce Centre Dublin Art by Zuzia, age 14 ... See MoreSee Less

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In one of the final panels of the day, ‘Education and Institutions in 19th Century London, Belfast, and South Australia’, Johanne Taylor presents her fascinating work on ‘Reforming Children in South Australia at the Turn of the 20th Century’. #histchild2024 ... See MoreSee Less

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The Education team from #museumofchildhoodireland visited Scoil Thomais, Laurel Lodge and St Columba's, North Strand, to give each school a special award for their overall entries to our recent #Bloomsday Young Writer competition with Marsh’s Library, Dublin. A special mention to Ms Hevehan, Ms Folan and Mr Donovan’s classes. 📚Well done to all 👏 and thanks to Mr Donovan's class for the great photo! 🥳✍️ museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2024-young-author-competition/👉 museumofchildhood.ie/meet-the-education-team-new-in-progress/www.scoilthomais.ie/www.stcolumbasns.com/#bloomsday2024 #músaemóigenahéireann #MarshsLibrary #children #writers #literature #Ireland #jamesjoyce #schools #dublincity #Castleknock #scoilthomais #StColumbasNorthStrand Archbishop Marsh's LibraryBloomsday Festival The James Joyce Centre Dublin ... See MoreSee Less

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Juliet Jobling-Purser, Irish Olympian, Dressage 1968/1972.“It all started with my mother saying she’d take me to Scotland to see a pony, but we mightn’t buy it. We went, just the two of us and it was love at first sight. A little pony, he was 12 2, as they were measured in those days… I was lifted on to him, I was 4 years of age, and I walked him down the lane and it was magic, it was freedom itself and I turned him around and came back….”Read Juliet’s story in our Snapshots series here: museumofchildhood.ie/stories-of-our-childhoods/And sending Juliet our very best wishes in her recovery from cancer. With thanks to Museum of Childhood Ireland team member Aine Furey for recording Juliet’s story. Team Ireland Dressage Ireland Leinster Dressage Royal Dublin Society Dublin Horse Showen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet_Jobling-Purser#Olympics #olympian #Ireland #Dressage #Childhood #ponies #horses #snapshots #kilmashogue #dublinmountains #DúnLaoghaireRathdown #rathmines #rathfarnham#museumofchildhoodireland ... See MoreSee Less

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Our Bloomsday Young Author competition page now showcases three more of our fab finalists 🌟See: tinyurl.com/MociBloom to read Aisha's 'Cyber City', Willow's 'Same Moth' & Adanna's 'Newry Dinosaurs'. More to come!#Writers #Reading #Joyce #Children #museumofchildhoodireland #youngauthors #músaemóigenahéireann #Bloomsday #bloomsday2024 #jamesjoyce #UlyssesIllustration. ‘Moth’ by Mollie, age 10 ... See MoreSee Less

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What a wonderful time🙏❤️ #Bloomfields #dúnlaoghaire today with Literature team at #museumofchildhoodireland for Cruinniú na nÓg. Oh! the stories📚,the artwork🎨,the fun….#CruinniúnanÓg#museumofchildhoodireland#múseumóigenahéireann #creativity#children museumofchildhood.ie/cruinniu-na-nogBloomfields Shopping CentreCreative Ireland South Dublin CreativeIrl Dún Laoghaire Town DLR Tourism DLR PPN Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Public Participation Network ... See MoreSee Less

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We love Bloomsday at Bloomfields! And we love the YADSMOOLB artwork by Chloe, age 6! Join the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s Literature team this Sunday, the 16th of June 2024 to celebrate James Joyce and Bloomsday with our friends in Bloomfields, Dún Laoghaire! museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-at-bloomfields/This will a family friendly event with readings from the museum’s collection of Joyce’s children’s books, and art with materials from our generous sponsors Faber-Castellmuseumofchildhood.ie/childrens-literature/🏬 Where? With our friends at Bloomfields Shopping Centre, Dún Laoghairebloomfieldshoppingcentre.ie/🕰️ Time? 12 noon to 3pmNo booking is required. The event will be on a first come, first served basis.See too the museum’s other Joyce/Bloomsday initiatives in 2024:Young Author Competition:📚 ✍️ museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2024-young-author-competitionDante to Joyce project:📕🎨 museumofchildhood.ie/dante-to-joyce#Bloomsday #bloomsday2024 #jamesjoyce #literature #childrensbooks #celebration #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireannBloomfields Shopping Centre The James Joyce Centre Dublin Bloomsday Festival Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber Dún Laoghaire Town ... See MoreSee Less

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Young and old, Feohanagh, Co. Kerry 1946. In the photo are Seán Mhaurice O'Sullivan, Úna (Agnes) O'Sullivan, Seán O'Sullivan (no relation), Cáit Tady Griffin, Peg O'Sullivan, Cáit (Kathleen) Kavanagh, Eileen O'Sullivan, Tomás Joan Ó Corráin.Photo by Caoimhín Ó Danachair and part of the National Folklore Collection. www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/14449Shared by CC BY-NC 4.0. #Ireland 💚 ... See MoreSee Less

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‘Dante to Joyce’ a joyous, collaborative exploration of JOURNEYS, language, landscape +, in the 📚literature #ireland & #italy #italia for #children 2023 #dantealighieri #dante & today conclusion of pt 2 #jamesjoyce for 2024 ( Bilingual: English / Italian project) 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 museumofchildhood.ie/dante-to-joyce/ #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #children #literature @tortorschool @soniaasartor_ @bloomsdayfest @jamesjoycecentre @iicdublino @mbassyirishc5c0 ... See MoreSee Less

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Today is the 1st International Day of Play! 🤸‍♂️A reminder that the right to play is a children’s right, acknowledged in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Play is essential for a child’s holistic development, promoting creativity, social skills & emotional well-being.Recognising play as a fundamental right underscores its importance in fostering a healthy, balanced childhood. It emphasises the need for a supportive environment where children can engage in spontaneous and structured play, contributing to their overall happiness, and helping them access their right to a fulfilling and joyful childhood.museumofchildhood.ie/museumofchildhood.ie/childrens-rights-blog-2/#museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #ChangeX #LEGOFoundation #InternationalDayOfPlay #children #childhood #play #childrights #Ireland Children’s Right to Play- A Child Right. Skipping, Museum of Childhood Ireland Múseum Óige na hÉireann ChangeX The LEGO Foundation United Nations Human Rights United Nations Youth Children's Rights Alliance ... See MoreSee Less

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Ireland’s annual Cruinniú na nÓg, a day of creativity for young people, is on Saturday 15th June, and we’d love to see you in Bloomfields, Dún Laoghaire! We’ve a free family Fairytales and Storybook creating workshop for our 2024 celebration of the day at #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireannAll materials will be provided. Generously sponsored by the wonderful people at Faber-Castell ⏰ Time: 12 noon to 3pm. No booking required - this will operate on a first come basis. 🏬 Where: Bloomfields, Shopping Centre, Dún Laoghaire bloomfieldshoppingcentre.ie/bloomfieldshoppingcentre.ie/directions/👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/cruinniu-na-nog/Bloomfields Shopping Centre Creative Ireland Creative Ireland South Dublin Creative Europe Desk Ireland - Culture Office @Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber Dun Laoghaire Central Residents Association #cruinniúnanóg #creativeireland #fabercastell #art #children #youth #dúnlaoghaire #ireland #isearchedformyspark 🎉🖼️ 🎨 👨‍🎨 🎶 ✍️ 🎤 📚 🥳 Quoting the fantastic children at The Kabin Studio Cork“I searched for my spark and I found it.”👀 👂 Watch and listen here: youtu.be/8p6_VL00Vqk?feature=shared ... See MoreSee Less

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#jurassicpark 1993 directed by #stevenspielberg captivated audiences with realistic, thrilling depictions of #dinosaurs As a result of toy collecting/toy appreciation I started making my own toys…Richard Collier at museumofchildhood.ie/richard-collie… #museumofchildhoodireland #collections #múseumóigenahéireann #jurassicparktoys #stevenspielbergfilm @hibernotoys @rich__collier ... See MoreSee Less

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Derry/Londonderry. 1955. (B Hardy/Getty) ... See MoreSee Less

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“Our father, who was from Co. Cork, met our mother while working in the City of Lincoln Hospital in England in the mid 1950s, and by the early 1960s they had settled in Letterkenny, Co Donegal…” Read John and Michael’s Toy Garage story on our website here 👉 museumofchildhood.ie/john-and-michaels-toy-garage/#Donegal #letterkenny #Ireland #lincolnshire #Lindum #lindumcolonia #toygarage #toy #garage #brothers #handmade #handmadewithlove #cars #dinky #corgi #ToyTrucks #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #childhood #children #photographer #Derry #firstcommunion ... See MoreSee Less

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Sitting the leaving certificate Art examI sat my leaving certificate in 1988. Looking back I have mixed emotions about it all, but mostly my leaving certificate art result. I wasn’t amazing at Art but between the painting or drawing, and the written work I did, most often I’d get an A from my really lovely Art teacher Mr Roger Garbett.Mr Garbett was an inspiration, always very encouraging and understanding. I remember he sat me down one day close to the exams and said I should get an A, BUT it all depended on who was marking my papers! Over my sixth year in Newtown school, Waterford I had come up with my own style of painting sky, by placing the colours on the paper with my hands, and swirling the paint to form a magical sun idea.This was definitely what I was going to do for my Leaving Certificate, and was encouraged aloud in class to do so by Mr Garbett.Alas, on the day of the leaving certificate art exam as I was painting my sky, I noticed a fellow classmate using MY original sky idea, but rather than my greys whites and yellows, she had chosen to use reds, oranges and yellows.I was very annoyed because this girl got As in EVERY subject and I thought this very unfair.A few months later, the results…I got a C , she got an A !!!I was very very upset. So you see , as Mr Garbett said it all depends who might be marking at the end of the day! 😉 Áine FureyRead Áine’s story in full here: 🧑‍🎨 👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/stories-of-our-childhoods/#leavingcert #LeavingCertificate #ArtExam #exams #snapshots #snapshot #milestones #School #teachers #teenagerslife #adolescence #youth #newtownschool #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #músaemóigenahéireann #1980s #Art #Creativity #selfexpression #dissapointment ... See MoreSee Less

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A few photos from an incredibly happy, messy! 😂 and sunshiny #InternationalChildrensDay day of play yesterday in Newry! From Sticky Fingers Arts and Museum of Childhood Ireland’s Children’s Rights team- Skipping, painting, storytelling, readings, making, giant snakes and ladders and chess games, parachutes, ring toss, windmills, music: violin, concertina, and banjo playing of traditional, classical and contemporary music…to home made picnics. It made for the loveliest, convivial, atmosphere for inter-generational fun in McClelland Park. ( Which makes a super family friendly park!) Everyone sharing and having fun together. New friendships made, new talents discovered…Are Newry people the best skippers in Ireland!? Thanks so much to Grainne, Caoilfhionn, and all the Sticky Fingers team, and to Dakota, Delaney, Fankun, Gabriela, Hadjer, Karolina (with Mantas), Majella and Peiyi from the museum, for all the hard work in planning and on the day. And to everyone who came and joined in on the day - you were the magic! See you all soon again! 👋 Happy International Children’s Day 2024! ❤️☀️🎶 🫶🤝🌈 museumofchildhood.ie/international-childrens-day-2024/#InternationalChildrensDay #itsplaytime #childrensrights #ChildsRightToPlay #play #relax #enjoy #Newry #StickyFingersArts #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #músaemóigenahéireann #ChildRights www.stickyfingersarts.co.uk/Find the link to Karolina Olchowska’s book (in Polish and English) here: museumofchildhood.ie/childhood-services-week-13th-17th-may-2024-seachtain-seirbhisi-leanai-2024/and to Mantas Poderys’ book here: www.mantaspoderys.com ... See MoreSee Less

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How did we survive!? …There were the hours we spent building camps in the woods – some of the “houses” were big enough to hold all seven of us, and in fairness, kept the rain out after we plaited the roofs with different branches. When boredom set in, we dug trenches 3 feet deep in the ground and covered them with a mesh of twigs and leaves so our friends would fall in! We once sawed up the neighbour’s ladder into three pieces to fit the right height of the tree house, then hid in the woods later when he came to berate my mother… read Karen’s full story on her 1970s childhood here:👉 museumofchildhood.ie/stories-of-our-childhoods/#museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann #snapshot #snapshots #Newtown #ireland ... See MoreSee Less

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