Dr Megan McAuley
@meganmcauley.bsky.social
Proud Tír Chonaill woman, historian, genealogist, farmer’s daughter, gaeilgeoir. Research interests include Irish childhood and family history, and all things Donegal, from medieval to modern!
Delighted to see my article on gender and childhood games published in the Routledge Companion to Gender and Childhood, edited brilliantly by Mary Zaborskis -
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“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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August 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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...
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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
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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August 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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
Reposted by Dr Megan McAuley
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...
shcydigitalchildhoods.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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...
Delighted to feature in this year’s Donegal Annual
May 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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
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
April 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great day spent in Sheffield today talking about childhood and oral history! Thank you Heather and Nazan #histchild
Reposted by Dr Megan McAuley
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👏👏
March 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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👏👏
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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
March 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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