From an upcycled Barbie house “My daughter Olivia who was 12 years old, and I designed the Harry Potter* house together. She was a big Harry Potter fan for years. She listened to the audio books most nights (she has dyslexia but had a passion for a good story). The movies had also been watched… Continue reading Olivia Daly’s Harry Potter Doll House 2015
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Tír na nÓg – Downloadable Resource
Fill out the worksheet below! This comes from the tale of Oisín and Niamh in Tír na nÓg. In this story, Oisín, son of Finn Mac Cumhaill, and a member of the Fianna, the legendary group of warriors, falls in love with a beautiful woman, Niamh. She was the daughter of the king of Tír… Continue reading Tír na nÓg – Downloadable Resource
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
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… Continue reading A Foreigner in the Land of Jacqueline Wilson
Rita Whelan’s photo albums
Ann Hogan- Captain Hogan Joseph Hogan married Margaret Daly on the 20th of April 1920. Their firstborn child Anne was born at 16 Heytesbury Place on 18th March 1921. She attended Loreto on the Green until second year in Secondary School. Anne wasn’t a paying student so she and some other girls were taught by… Continue reading Rita Whelan’s photo albums
The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook 1917
The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook was brought to our attention by the National Library of Ireland, and subsequently donated to the Museum of Childhood Ireland Collection by Brenda Alexander. The scrapbook offers a child’s perspective on Irish history. Shirley, born in 1908 was a young Dublin boy aged 9 years old, when he was gifted on… Continue reading The Shirley Lewis Scrapbook 1917
Susan Doyle’s Scrapbooks
Susan Doyle from Mt Merrion, Blackrock, Co Dublin, grew up in the 60s. “On rainy days mother would give us old cards to cut up and use in scrapbooks.” And what a discovery! As well as saving cards, and notes, Susan also documented the USA’s Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969. Newspaper clippings… Continue reading Susan Doyle’s Scrapbooks
Linda (Betty) Egan
Betty (Linda) Eagan, Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland. Deaf from birth, Betty used sign language to communicate. Exhibited at Bank of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire September/October 2020. Bank opening hours 10am-5pm, Monday to Saturday. Linda Egan, known to everyone as Betty, of 8 Summerhill Rd., Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland. https://www.google.com/search?q=8+summerhill+rd+dun+laoghaire&rlz=1CDGOYI_enIE884IE884&oq=&aqs=chrome.1.69i176j35i39i362l5…5.63258j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8# Born 28th September… Continue reading Linda (Betty) Egan
The Children of Achill & Robert Henri Project & History Festival
2024 Announcement! The Museum of Childhood Ireland (MoCI) are delighted to announce that we have received funding from Mayo County Council, and ethical approval through NUIG, for an oral history researcher to begin research work on a second project and festival from the MoCI, ‘Achill’s Children and Robert Henri, an Oral History’ in September 2023.… Continue reading The Children of Achill & Robert Henri Project & History Festival
Infant Formula and baby feeding bottle
From the museum’s collection, Cow and Gate advertisement sign, baby formula milk tin and ‘Grip-tight’ glass baby feeding bottle Cow and Gate was the most popular dried powder milk for infants used in 20th century Ireland. The manufacturers established factories in Cork and Wexford. the Gates brothers, from Surrey, England established a creamery in Kildorrery… Continue reading Infant Formula and baby feeding bottle