Playmobil – a Timeless Icon of Children’s Toys Researched by Lauren Kavanagh Playmobil was created in 1974 by German inventor Hans Beck in response to the global oil crisis. His company, Brandstätter, asked him to design a toy that would use as little plastic as possible. Throughout its first year, Playmobil’s popularity grew gradually. However,… Continue reading Mick Kehoe’s Playmobil Figures, 1970s, 80s
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David Finnegan’s Letter to Santa, Dublin 1970
A letter to Santa from David Finnegan, The Rosary, 69 Palmerstown, Co Dublin in the 1970s. David doesn’t forget to mention his siblings Mary, Patricia, and John.
Peter Kurtish- The Three Sisters’ High Chair, Dalkey
“Originally, the high chair was used by our family in Birkenhead (Cheshire) in the early 1900s for their three daughters. The youngest married in 1938, and moved to Dalkey in 1946. The chair came too for her forthcoming son. Used next by the eldest in Dublin, In the late 1960s the chair travelled to Bangor,… Continue reading Peter Kurtish- The Three Sisters’ High Chair, Dalkey
Brenda Carey’s Clackers
Photo credit: Clackers: Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann Brenda Carey’s story, Dublin 1970s “I was out working by the age of fourteen, but I was still a child. Clackers came in in the 1970s. I spotted them in a shop on Aungier St, just past Whitefriers St Church, on the opposite side… Continue reading Brenda Carey’s Clackers
Education in 1970s Ireland
Figure 1: Sketch of Padraig Faulkner (O’Connell, 2012) The 1970s was a dramatic period worldwide and similarly one of economic, industrial, and political unrest in Ireland. This period of social change sharpened the debates about equality and the lives of Irish women. The 1970s also saw the continuation of ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland which… Continue reading Education in 1970s Ireland
Tara Byrne’s Doll House 1970s
“The story behind it is …. The wooden doll’s house was made by local man Dinny Madden, Donabate, for my daughter Tara almost 50 years ago. The house is a replica of the original local parish priest’s house, which is a protected structure, but sadly is now empty. The house measures 3 ft length by… Continue reading Tara Byrne’s Doll House 1970s