Sean’s Acrobat

Sean Doyle and his acrobat, 1930s, West Clare This energetic little gymnast on a bar belonged to Sean Doyle, who was born in 1921 in West Clare. The toy dates from the late 1920s to early 1930s and was made in Japan. Sean was the eldest of a large family who worked a small farm… Continue reading Sean’s Acrobat

Dr Damien O’Muirí’s Enid Blyton books

The Dr Damien O’ Muirí Collection of Enid Blyton books at museumofchildhood.ie Dr Damien O Muirí ( Damien Murray ) “Damien was born in Walkinstown, in a new housing estate built for civil servants. His father was a shoemaker, with a shop on Essex Street ( now Temple Bar) and his mother a civil servant,… Continue reading Dr Damien O’Muirí’s Enid Blyton books