Reminiscences of my daily schooldays journey Back in the day (the late 1950’s, many moons ago), I lived on Oliver Plunkett Avenue, Monkstown Farm. I attended pre-primary school in Convent Road and CBS Primary and Secondary on Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire. Every schoolday I walked to Dun Laoghaire with my sisters, and walked back home… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Peter Keane
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Snapshots of our Childhood
1981, Liam (10 years old) on the far right with Luke Kelly and Liam’s cousin Niamh Liam McGrath, 1980s Whitehall, Dublin It 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… Continue reading Snapshots of our Childhood
A Look to the Future: Researching Childhood and Youth
Now is an exciting time to be researching on the theme of childhood and youth. Across diverse fields such as history, literature, law, education and the sciences, there is a wealth of new research underway by PhD students, senior scholars and independent researchers alike. For Culture Night this year the Museum of Childhood Ireland will… Continue reading A Look to the Future: Researching Childhood and Youth
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Dr Richard Hogan
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,… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Dr Richard Hogan
Art Resources
Culture Night 2024 A chronological exploration of representations of children in Art with the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann. This Culture Night offering will allow you to explore artworks from different periods, through descriptions, analysis and questions. Resources for children and adults to create art with activities inspired by famous artworks or… Continue reading Art Resources
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Laura Connolly
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… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Laura Connolly
5.Wild Child Day and Water Heritage Day
Titanic by Gabriel, Co Dublin, age 6. Connections, routes and networks that link our communities. Heritage Week 2024 with the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann. Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann celebrating Wild Child Day & Water Heritage Day, on the 24th and 25th of August in SICCDA, Dublin, and… Continue reading 5.Wild Child Day and Water Heritage Day
2.Heritage Week 2024
Voices of the Village, Guthanna an Sráidbhaile Dumha Acha Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta. Heritage Week 2024 takes place from 17th – 25th August 2024. This year’s theme is “Connections, Routes and Networks”, and the Heritage Council invites all to explore how we are connected to each other both through physical routes and cultural connections. Robert… Continue reading 2.Heritage Week 2024
1.Heritage Week 2024
Old Stories – New Ways Seanscéalta – Bealaí Nua Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta. Heritage Week 2024 takes place from 17th – 25th August 2024. This year’s theme is “Connections, Routes and Networks”, and the Heritage Council invites all to explore how we are connected to each other both through physical routes and cultural connections. Sharing… Continue reading 1.Heritage Week 2024
Childhood Meals Around the World: The Good and the Bad
By Allycia Susanti, Museum of Childhood Ireland Although different countries around the world enjoy different flavours, the concept of comfort meals transcends cultures, and so does the concept of unfavoured ones. Although children are known to prefer simple comforting foods, there are many different definitions of ‘simple’ and ‘comforting’ depending on each child or person’s… Continue reading Childhood Meals Around the World: The Good and the Bad