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

Butler Family Pram

The pram as seen in a photo taken in the garden of the Butler family house in Dartford, Kent , England. The Butler Family pram was purchased in 1959 in England by the Butler Family who had emigrated from Cork to England for work. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/recording-precious-memories-of-1950s-emigrants-to-britain-1.3561415 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/forgotten-irish-who-built-post-war-britain-to-be-remembered-1.3133832 Following the birth of their second child in 1962… Continue reading Butler Family Pram

Cathy O’Connor’s doll’s cot

Doll cot and doll belonging to Cathy from age 3 Child’s elephant chair belonging to her sister approximately age 3 Easter time As a teenager on holiday in Loughshinny Loughshinny (/lɒxˈʃɪni/ lokh-SHIN-ee; Irish: Loch Sionnaigh, meaning ‘lake of the fox’)[2]is a small coastal village in northern County Dublin, Ireland, between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny’s more… Continue reading Cathy O’Connor’s doll’s cot