Delighted to see my article on gender and childhood games published in the Routledge Companion to Gender and Childhood, edited brilliantly by Mary Zaborskis - www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

“Girls do Not Play the Same Kind of Games as Boys” | 25 | A Case Study

This chapter considers what role games and toys had in constructions of Irish childhoods in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as how

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Here’s a short article I did for Digital Childhoods on homemade toys in Ireland, with some fabulous sketches and notes from the Schools’ Folklore Collection

SHCY@shcy.bsky.social · 12mo ago

In this week's article on Digital Childhoods—penned by @meganmcauley.bsky.social—read about twentieth-century Irish schoolchildren who took meticulous notes on toys they crafted themselves: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/homemade...

In this week's article on Digital Childhoods—penned by @meganmcauley.bsky.social—read about twentieth-century Irish schoolchildren who took meticulous notes on toys they crafted themselves: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/homemade...

Homemade Toys in Twentieth-Century Ireland - Digital Childhoods

Throughout twentieth-century Ireland, social, political, and commercial concerns shaped public discourses about children’s play. Parents were scrutinised for their ability to provide children with the...

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Delighted to feature in this year’s Donegal Annual

Great day spent in Sheffield today talking about childhood and oral history! Thank you Heather and Nazan #histchild

Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · last yr.

Great to welcome people to our one-day workshop on 'Oral History and the History of Childhood' at @sheffielduni.bsky.social! #histed #histchild @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social

Congratulations to Professor Terence Dooley, Head of the History Department, on his appointment as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic distinction in Ireland. This prestigious recognition is a testament to Professor Dooley’s outstanding contributions to historical scholarship👏👏

As well as the bright skies to enjoy I had the absolute pleasure of reading out Dr McAuley's thesis citation for the graduation, if I look like I couldn't be happier for her it's because I can't! A dream PhD student, watch out world major talent is coming your way from @maynoothuniversity.ie

Dr Jennifer Redmond@jenniferredmond.bsky.social · last yr.

Beautiful day for a graduation @maynoothuniversity.ie . I'm so proud my fantastic student Megan McAuley will graduate today and officially become a Dr! Comhghairdeas and well done on all the hard work 👏🏼🎓🧑🏼‍🎓