Happy #Bealtaine #1stMay from #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland ! In celebration we’ve added Joni Spring’s 1980s daisy themed childhood memories to our Snapshots series. “Growing up in Kerry, the full moon in my window, the mist of the morning burning away…
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FINAL WEEK: “CAPTURED VIEWS: THE LOST SKETCHBOOKS OF LAURA A SHIER” exhibition of previously unseen watercolours by my late mother at R-Space Gallery #Lisburn . visitlisburncastlereagh.com/whats-on/captu… rspacelisburn.com Proceeds to support museumofchildhood.ie/childrens_advi… A new picture here every day

Today the OCO published two reports on our learnings from organising accessible and inclusive events.

📖Beyond Limits: Accessible and Inclusive Event Guide

📖How to run a mixed ability Youth Advisory Panel: key learnings from the OCO

Available now: Oco.ie/library

Full house for our #WRaPParound Showcase in Trinity College Dublin this morning. Students from Dublin, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Wicklow & Galway raised the roof with their words - presented through #Poetry , #SpokenWord , #Rap & #Music . Fabulous 👏👏👏

FINAL WEEK: “CAPTURED VIEWS: THE LOST SKETCHBOOKS OF LAURA A SHIER” exhibition of previously unseen watercolours by my late mother at R-Space Gallery #Lisburn visitlisburncastlereagh.com/whats-on/captu… rspacelisburn.com Proceeds to support museumofchildhood.ie/childrens_advi… A new picture here every day

Thanks to Robin at JCSP Library Project #Marino 🙏❤️”The year is 2124.Jim's brain has been uploaded to the cloud. School lunch is a delicious beetle/moongrape stew flavoured pill…Let's hope not! But enter the museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2024… & express how YOU see the future of your area!

The Weather Girls is out today. My son made this video to mark it, using a photo of Blacksod Lighthouse and the iconic Vera Lynn song.
The launch is on Saturday 11th May Halfway up the Stairs at 4pm and all are welcome. Signed copies available here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/978178…

Following on from a wonderful WRaPParound Showcase event in UCC last week, we are excited to welcome a further 17 participating schools from all around the country to our 2nd Showcase event in Trinity College Dublin tomorrow. #Poetry #Rap #Music #Song

Clare Ní Cheallaigh Toga the Dancing Goat🐐
A retold version of the Ethiopian Dancing Goats Legend
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Dee

#SESE_History #Myths_and_Legends

FINAL WEEK: “CAPTURED VIEWS: THE LOST SKETCHBOOKS OF LAURA A SHIER” exhibition of previously unseen watercolours by my late mother at R-Space Gallery #Lisburn . visitlisburncastlereagh.com/whats-on/captu… rspacelisburn.com Proceeds to support museumofchildhood.ie/childrens_advi… A new picture here every day

Of course, as so many of you worked out, the photo is of the wonderful Maeve Binchy as a child.

“As a student, I wrote to Imogen out of the blue to ask if I could interview her about her work. The answer came back on a postcard. I still remember her exact words, and the exclamation mark at the end … 'I like your plans!'” Next, Imogen Stuart: Rara Avis by Alison Fitzgerald

“CAPTURED VIEWS: THE LOST SKETCHBOOKS OF LAURA A SHIER” exhibition of previously unseen watercolours by my late mother at R-Space Gallery #Lisburn till 3 May. northernirelandworld.com/arts-and-cultu… visitlisburncastlereagh.com/whats-on/captu…. Proceeds to support museumofchildhood.ie/childrens_advi… A new picture here every day

Mary,1950s #Kerry After finishing some farm chores each morning,I began the journey to school with my big brother… & …we grumbled & moaned, making every excuse why we shouldn’t be going…museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were-k… #WhenWeWereKingsAndQueens #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #walk #Farm

“CAPTURED VIEWS: THE LOST SKETCHBOOKS OF LAURA A SHIER” exhibition of previously unseen watercolours by my late mother at R-Space Gallery #Lisburn till 3 May. northernirelandworld.com/arts-and-cultu… visitlisburncastlereagh.com/whats-on/captu…. Proceeds to support museumofchildhood.ie/childrens_advi… A new picture here every day

In a celebration of poetry in performance and the spoken word, TS Eliot Prize-winning poet Anthony Joseph performs some of his best known work alongside Gustav Parker Hibbett & Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi.

Presented in partnership with British Council Ireland.
#ILFD2024
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Devastating to hear Tara Ćirić note that ALL #Traveller children involved in Maynooth University research on school attendance here in Limerick reported feeling that their schools hate them. What a weight to carry #stigma

For poetry day Ireland a gorgeous illustrated children’s poetry book in #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland collections. Rosemary Doyle #Limerick (1st Ed. Pub.1923, she bought 2nd hand, Salesians school,Fernbank fête 1960s) poetryireland.ie/poetry-day/ #PoetryDayIreland #RoseFyleman #FairyBook

My third offering of a #poem for children on #PoetryDayIRL 's theme of #GoodSports is 'Fists'. This one was commissioned by pupils at St Joseph's School, #EastWall , Dublin, when I was Writer in Residence there in 2019. #Boxing was a favourite sport. Now where are my gloves?🥶

Sharing our Bloomsday young author competition again, as we have yet another prize sponsor. Use the QR code or see here for more details: museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2024…
#reading #writers #bloomsday #creativity #GetWriting