Tag: Tír na nÓg

Exploring Heidi in an Irish Context

In Conversation with Deirdre McGillicuddy, Assistant Professor and Researcher, University College Dublin Deirdre’s research areas include primary education, pedagogy, wellbeing, creativity and children’s voice and rights in education. She is the author of the newly released book Educaring From The Heart: How to Nurture Your Wellbeing and Rediscover Your Purpose in Education. From the Uplands… Continue reading Exploring Heidi in an Irish Context

When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Éanna Brophy

TO SCHOOL THROUGH THE 1950s Éanna Brophy  My first school was Belgrove School in Clontarf, or, to give its official title, Scoil Eoin Baiste. It was only about a quarter of a mile from our house, so from a very early age I could walk there unaccompanied, unless an older brother or sister was heading… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Éanna Brophy

Cruinniú na nÓg 2025

A day of free creativity for children and young people For Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 pupeteer Sineád Lynch and the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann’s Arts/Craft/Play ‘Tír na nÓg’ team,* bring you an engagingly creative ‘Make and Story’ Shadow Puppetry session. Taking place in room 2 on level 5 at the Lexicon,… Continue reading Cruinniú na nÓg 2025

International Children’s Day 2025

For International Children’s Day 2025, explore poetic responses to your locality and create your own poem, with acclaimed young Irish poet Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi* and the team at the Museum of Childhood Ireland The workshop connects child and youth voices about their local environments with Ireland’s rich architectural heritage. This concept aligns beautifully with the museum’s… Continue reading International Children’s Day 2025

Tir na nÓg

Children’s Art, Craft, Create, Imagine and Play Workshops from the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann team The Museum of Childhood Ireland Músaem Óige na hÉireann (MCI) have hosted free children’s and intergenerational, art, craft, and play engagement workshops across Ireland, since early 2018, known as ‘Tír na nÓg. Throughout 2025 the work… Continue reading Tir na nÓg

St. Patrick’s Day,  Lá Fheile Padraig  2025

A celebration of childhood, creativity, and community spirit! Today the Museum of Childhood Ireland / Músaem Óige na hÉireann, took part in the 2025 Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Our 100 strong team walked with the museum’s art/crafts group ‘Tír na nÓg’s, intergenerational, ‘Land and Sea; Celebrate your locality’ (using sustainable materials)… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day,  Lá Fheile Padraig  2025

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

Glantór/Eraser

For Cruinniú na nÓg 2022 we launched a new monthly online story writing programme from the Museum of Childhood Ireland for Children and Youth aged up to 18 years Following on from the wonderful experiences of our previous creative writing initiatives, and popular teen in-person writing club, this is a new monthly online workshop to… Continue reading Glantór/Eraser

Stylus / Stíleas

For Cruinniú na nÓg, we’ve a new song/music writing platform for children and youth from the Museum of Childhood Ireland. Following on from our previous initiatives, this is a new platform, celebrating and promoting the diversity of song writing from young people at home and abroad. It will be moderated by guest song writers/ musicians.… Continue reading Stylus / Stíleas