Most children, boys and
girls,
are in
Gaelic football leagues. But children in Ireland feel there is a
lack of
availabity of public facilities such as community centers, youth clubs,
swimming pools, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, rugby and
football
pitches.
Tara’s Palace-Doll House
Tara’s Palace is located in Dublin, Ireland. Tara’s Palace is a doll house that recreates three 18th century manor houses, incredibly furnished, plus an antique doll collection and other doll houses
Fry Model Railway
The biggest and best model railway in Ireland
www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Ireland/dublindaytrips.htm
Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo provides a series of structured education programs for schools. A zoo environment can teach everything from Art to Zoology.
http://www.dublinzoo.ie/
Galway Arts Festival
The Galway Arts Festival brings writers, artists, performers and musicians from all over the world. http://www.galwayartsfestival.com/
There
are a lot of things for children to do in Ireland.
Some places parents take their kids are:
Tara’s Palace-Doll House
Tara’s Palace is located in Dublin, Ireland. Tara’s Palace is a doll house that recreates three 18th century manor houses, incredibly furnished, plus an antique doll collection and other doll houses
Fry Model Railway
The biggest and best model railway in Ireland
www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Ireland/dublindaytrips.htm
Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo provides a series of structured education programs for schools. A zoo environment can teach everything from Art to Zoology.
http://www.dublinzoo.ie/
Galway Arts Festival
The Galway Arts Festival brings writers, artists, performers and musicians from all over the world. http://www.galwayartsfestival.com/
References
Devine,
Dympna, Maire
Nic Ghiolla Phadraig, and James Deegan. 2004. "Time for Children - Time
for Change? Children's Rights and Welfare in Ireland During a Period of
Economic Growth." Pp. 211-274 in Children's Welfare in Ageing Europe,
vol.
1, edited by An-Magritt Jensen, Asher Ben-Arieh, Cinzia Conti, Dagmar
Kutsar,
Maire Nic Ghiolla Phadraig, and Hanne Warming Nielsen. Tondheim,
Norway:
Norwegian Centre for Child Research.