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🐣 Easter Workshop Highlights 🐰

On Saturday 19th April, we held our Easter Workshop in collaboration with The Museum of Childhood Ireland.

Thanks again to everyone who joined us, and to the Museum of Childhood for making it all happen!

#EasterWorkshop #CommunityEvent #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland
April 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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“On the day of the parade, we were given huge flags to carry. The usual crowds turned out to see the parade and everyone waved and cheered. It was exhilarating being part of it all …”#StPatricksDay #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann #Ireland
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Joanna Hill’s St Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland, memory, Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann. Photo description: “I joined the local Majorettes, who didn’t do baton twirling or have pompoms to wave. We simply learnt to march up and down a hall in preparation for the St Patrick’s Day parade. We had a uniform of white pleated skirt, green polo neck and an orange headband.” Photo shows the 4 girls and their trainer.
March 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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World Book Day ‘Read Your Way’ ties into an important right of children.Article 30,UNCRC guarantees each child’s right to use their language.Literature is an important part of language inc Irish language/languages spoken by children here
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World Book Day 2025 image of children and a book ( gaeilge) from the Child Rights Team at the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann Happy World Book Day 2025! The theme of this year is Read Your Way. Here at the Children’s Rights Team of the Museum of Childhood Ireland, we think this ties into a really important right that all children on this island have. Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child guarantees each and every child the right to use their own language. Literature can be a very important part of language including the Irish language as well as the many other languages spoken by the children of this Island. Reading can also take on different forms, for example many people may choose to listen to audiobooks. Please share below what languages you will be reading in today!
March 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Intergenerational art/craft workshops in 1. Pinwheel (our symbol!). 2. Puppet making with #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ‘s Sinead Lynch, over the past 2 Saturdays: museumofchildhood.ie/tir-na-nog-t... #FaberCastell
#Museum #Art #Craft #creativity #Museum #pinwheel #puppet #Ireland #TírNanÓg #TírNahÓige
Sinead, Shanika and team from the Museum of Childhood Ireland working alongside younger workshop participants on their art and craft https://museumofchildhood.ie/tir-na-nog-tir-na-hoige-mci-childrens-art-craft-create-workshops/ Museum of Childhood Ireland Intergenerational workshop in art and craft. The pinwheel is our symbol. Here we see an emerald green spotted pinwheel with pink centre and blue/white stripe stem ( paper straw) made by a child participant. https://museumofchildhood.ie/tir-na-nog-tir-na-hoige-mci-childrens-art-craft-create-workshops/ Museum of Childhood Ireland Intergenerational workshop in art and craft. Here we see a work-in-progress sea creature made by a child participant. https://museumofchildhood.ie/tir-na-nog-tir-na-hoige-mci-childrens-art-craft-create-workshops/ Museum of Childhood Ireland Intergenerational workshop in art and craft. Here we see a pink sea creature being made by an adult participant. https://museumofchildhood.ie/tir-na-nog-tir-na-hoige-mci-childrens-art-craft-create-workshops/
February 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Honoured that @irishmuseums.bsky.social has selected #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland as the first recipient of their Membership Award supporting museum orgs in the volunteer/ community-led sector museumofchildhood.ie/ima-membersh... #IMA #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann #Children #Childhood #Historic #Contemporary
Irish Museums Association IMA name/ logo and Museum of Childhood Ireland name and pinwheel logo
February 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Our team were delighted to meet & chat with local author @marianbrennanbooks.bsky.social & family on Saturday ❤️ about all things #books #children & how great it can be for them to discover both familiar & unfamiliar locations in the stories they read 📖 #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland
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Children’s book by Marian Brennan. Inventions of Finn O’Shea. Blue cover. Child in red shorts, white t-shirt surrounded by inventions. Children’s book by Marian Brennan. Digiboy. Green cover. Child in red shorts, white t-shirt and child in purple shorts and patterned t-shirt. Children’s book by Marian Brennan. Astro Fiasco. Dark blue cover. Child in space suit.
February 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Life on Achill Island in the 1950s through the eyes of a schoolboy
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#AchillIsland #Mayo #Children #Childhood #Ireland #History #Culture #Heritage
Life on Achill Island in the 1950s through the eyes of a schoolboy | Connaught Telegraph
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February 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Were you a fan of Playmobil?
Invented by Hans Beck,they’ve been produced in Germany since 1974.Activities extend beyond #play #collecting . #playmobil figures/playsets/related stories being photographed/researched by Lauren Kavanagh #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland
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Were you a big fan of Playmobil? 1970s, 80s, 90s? Invented by Hans Beck, the ‘Father of Playmobil’, playmobil is a line of toys produced in Germany, since 1974. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. Activities extend beyond collecting and free-form play to include customisation, miniature wargaming and the creation of photo stories and stop motion films. Mick Kehoe’s Playmobil Figures Collection form part of a large collection of Playmobil figures, playsets and related childhood stories, currently being photographed and researched by Lauren Kavanagh at the Museum of Childhood Ireland.
February 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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#SaferInternetDay #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ‘s Claire Daly’s article museumofchildhood.ie/celebrating-...
Children and young people have the right to fully participate in the digital world—not just as consumers, but as creators, activists, & change makers!
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Image of a laptop with the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s name and logo - a pinwheel on. The title is Safer Internet Day. Background on open laptop screen is white, laptop is black, museum letters are in green with the logo in green, orange, yellow, blue and pink.
February 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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“…It felt like for that short bit of time coming home I had freedom, and anything could happen…”Aaron Sunderland Carey, recently on @tommytiernan.bsky.social @rteone.rte.ie shared about his journey to school #WhenWeWereKingsAndQueens #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland 🎨 museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were...
“…This time waiting on the bus and scrambling to get a seat when it did show up was a great experience for me, it felt like for that short bit of time coming home I had freedom, and anything could happen…” Colour photo of Artist Aaron Sunderland Carey as a child, wearing a green football team top. Aaron was recently in conversation with Tommy Tiernan on RTE 1. He shared about his experience of his journey to and from school at primary and secondary level for project #WhenWeWereKingsAndQueens at the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann museumofchildhood.ie https://museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-kings-and-queens-of-the-road-aaron-sunderland-carey/ #art #artist #childhood #ballymun #ncad #socialengagement #urbanenvironment #community #conversation #printedimage #sound #photography #museumofchildhoodireland #músaemóigenahéireann
February 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Six in 10 adults in North had a childhood trauma in ‘major public health challenge’
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Six in 10 adults in North had a childhood trauma in ‘major public health challenge’
Four or more adverse childhood experiences – a threshold more likely to lead to poorer health and educational outcomes – reported by 17.6% of people surveyed
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February 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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#DesmondMorris at 97, a #zoologist #ethologist #surrealist #artist #author on human sociobiology #Kildare exhibits worldwide & #Dúnlaoghaire Institute of Visual Art, reflecting here on his walk to school👉 museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were...
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Sepia tone photo of Desmond Morris as a child #DesmondMorris at 97 years of age #zoologist #ethologist #surrealist #artist and #author of human sociobiology, lives #Kildare exhibits worldwide & #Dúnlaoghaire Institute of Visual Art, reflecting on his walk to school for the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann Photoof Desmond Morris #DesmondMorris at 97 years of age is a #zoologist #ethologist #surrealist #artist and #author on human sociobiology. He lives #Kildare exhibits worldwide & #Dúnlaoghaire Institute of Visual Art, reflecting here on his walk to school for the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann museumofchildhood.ie
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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On the anniversary of #JamesJoyce ‘s birth we take a 👀 at annual initiatives (2017-present) at #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland for #community #Children #intergenerational inspired by his work. Looking forward to #Bloomday2025 museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday/ #Bloomsday #Education
Black white image of Joyce in Childhood wearing a sailor suit. On the anniversary of James Joyce’s birth we take a look at annual initiatives (2017 to present) at #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland museumofchildhood.ie for #community #Children #intergenerational inspired by Joyce’s work. Looking forward to #Bloomday2025 👉museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday/ #JamesJoyce #Literature #Bloomsday
February 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Celebrating Burns Night at #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #Músaemóigenahéireann #BurnsNight2025 #RobertBurns #BurnsNight #Scotland #ToAMouse
#TimerousBeastie
#childhoodPoems #poetry #collections #CharlotteRaftery
Image of miniature Scottish highland dancer from the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s Charlotte Raftery collection and poem by Scottish poet Robert (Robbie) Burns ‘To a Mouse’ celebrating Burns Night: Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi’ bickerin brattle! I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee Wi’ murd’ring pattle!
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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International Day of Education 2025, Preserving Agency in a World of Automation #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #ChildRights
Agency=control over things that affect your life. Article 12 of #UNCRC ensures young people have a say over the decisions to do with them: museumofchildhood.ie/internationa...
International Day of Education at Museum of Childhood Ireland, Múseum Óige na hÉireann with our Child Rights Team. UNCRC. Image shows a cornflower blue background with yellow pencil and 3 books in green, blue and pink
January 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Our Children’s Advisory Team meet up with #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland facilitators @harryshier.bsky.social & @hadjertaibi.bsky.social museumofchildhood.ie/our-second-i... @eemereivers.bsky.social #children #childhood #museum #participation #teamwork #inclusion #accessibility #placemaking #lundyModel
Museum of Childhood Ireland Children’s Advisory Team meet up to discuss all things museumofchildhood.ie related. Screen with museum logo - a pinwheel and children up to 18 years of age at tables discussing verbally and through art, writing advice and ideas on the museum from the building to programming Triptych photo. Left and right are pencil and pen drawings, notes etc and middle image shows children from The Museum of Childhood Ireland, historic to contemporary, islandwide and diaspora museum museumofchildhood.ie Children’s Advisory Team discussing and exploring ideas, advice, programming, building etc for the museum in full and accessible participatory mode. Image shows bright coloured clothing: red, pink, white. Brightly coloured photo of the Children’s Advisory Team members at the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann at their meeting in Ireland in January 2025 museumofchildhood.ie
January 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Come,children,gather round my knee;
Something is about to be.
Tonight’s December thirty-first,
Something is about to burst.
The clock is crouching,dark & small,
Like a time bomb in the hall.
Hark!It’s midnight,children dear.
Duck!Here comes another year
#OgdenNash #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #NewYear
Colour sketch of faces of people in party hats celebrating New Year. museumofchildhood.ie
December 31, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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Michael Farry on reading in school #Sligo with a special mention of #EnidBlyton ‘s the Famous Five…
👉https://museumofchildhood.ie/michael-farry-on-reading-in-childhood/
#MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann
#childrensliterature #books
#Child #EvaGoreBooth #NoraNiland
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Michael Farry as a child aged 7. museumofchildhood.ie Michael Farry’s school museumofchildhood.ie Michael Farley’s Enid Blyton books museumofchildhood.ie Nora Niland
December 22, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Filmmaker Alan Lambert remembers his walk from Sallynoggin to school in Glasthule & his father’s stories about the area: museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were...
#Dúnlaoghaire 👉 #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #WhenWeWereKingsAndQueens #Músaemóigenahéireann #child #children #adolescence #school #walk
Colour photo of filmmaker Alan Lamber t as a 7 year old to accompany his walk to school story for museumofchildhood.ie ‘When We Were Kings And Queens’ project
December 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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Joyous celebrations from #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland at #Bloomfields #Dúnlaoghaire #Children from Dominican NS decorated the #ChristmasTree in a series of workshops using recycled/reusable materials. Their chosen theme #Peace #childhood #museum #puppet 🎄https://museumofchildhood.ie/puppet-show/
Puppeteer, horse puppet and child exploring the object at Museum of Childhood Ireland Children watch a puppet show at Museum of Childhood Ireland Handmade by children in Dúnlaoghaire, a white recycled paper star from the Christmas tree at Museum of Childhood Ireland Children, adults and wheelchair users enjoying the Christmas puppet show from Museum of Childhood Ireland at Bloomfields, Dúnlaoghaire
December 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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Our last magical ✨ Art/ Craft/ Create/ Imagine/ Play Workshop for 2024: 🧑‍🎨 museumofchildhood.ie/tir-na-nog-t... 🎨✍️ See you all in Jan 2025! 🎉 #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann
#culture #Heritage #Arts #Education #Ireland🙏 #FaberCastell
December 12, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Beautiful footage from @rte.ie Archives #1980s of children paying a visit to Santa's Castle in Dúnlaoghaire Shopping Centre. Recognise anyone!? www.rte.ie/archives/202... #Dúnlaoghaire #Christmas #Santy #SantaClaus #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann
Santa's Castle Dún Laoghaire
Children pay a visit to Santa's Castle in Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre.
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December 10, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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Explore the enduring magic✨ of Joan Aiken, Mollie Hunter, and Violet Needham, with Dr Supriya Baijal from the #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann ‘s #Literature Team: 📖 museumofchildhood.ie/rediscover-t... #JoanAiken #MollieHunter #VioletNeedham #books #children #readers
Books 1.The Stronghold-Illustration colour.2.A Stranger Came Ashore,blue/white/black abstract sea-by Mollie Hunter.3.The Black Riders,Violet Needham,cream/black illustration-soldiers/horseback.The Wolves of Willoughby Chase,Joan Aiken,black wolves/snowy mountain/forest/red eyes & title
December 10, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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A code that hasn’t been deciphered since Robert Henri wrote it as a 15 year old in 1880 is deciphered! 🧑‍🎨https://museumofchildhood.ie/15-year-old-henris-diary/ 🎨 #art #artist #diary #childhood #RobertHenri #child #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #MúsaemÓigeNahÉireann #code #Deciphered
December 9, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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#MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ‘s ‘The Children of Achill & Robert Henri Project/Festival’ 2023, inspires an exhibition in the artist’s boyhood home #Cozad #Nebraska museumofchildhood.ie/achill-nebra... #MuseumÓigeNahÉireann #RobertHenri #Achill #Children #Art #history #culture #heritage #Museum
Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann’s Jessica Sharkey standing on a step ladder, hanging her exhibition, inspired by the museum’s one, project and festival on Achill Island 2023, in Robert Henri’s birthplace in Cozad, Nebraska. A comic strip of Robert Henri’s life by Jessica Sharkey as part of her exhibition in Cozad, Nebraska inspired by the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s project, festival and exhibition on Achil Island, Mayo in 2023
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM