My mum’s trophy

My mum won lots of trophies when she was young, but this was her very first Irish

dancing trophy. She won it when she was about 5 years old. As you can see, it’s very old. You can tell that it is because it’s wooden. This trophy is about 33 years old.

By Clodagh D.

A glass ornament

This ornament is very, very old. It belonged to my great-granny. It’s over 100 years old. It looks very new because my granny has kept it very well and looked after it for more than 8 years. My great-granny died about 8 years ago.

By Clodagh D.

My great-grannies wedding shoe

This shoe was on my great-grannies wedding cake and it was on my mothers. It is probably over 80 years old. It is made from clay and can break very easily. My mam thinks I should put it on my wedding cake when I get married.

By Clodagh D.

My mam's masks

My mam bought these masks in Liverpool about 20 years ago. She never really used them but she thought they were nice so… she bought them. I never intend to use them either but maybe one day they will come in handy.

By Clodagh D.

My mams masks

Bit (for horse or pony)

This bit is used for a pony , to tie the reigns to the pony. In about 1900.

The Medicine bottles .

The medicines in these bottles were poisonous. They were funny shaped bottles so people would know what they are in the dark. They are usually dark blue or red. Its has POISONOUS DO NOT TAKE in grained to them . Also my dad dug them up. They were used in the 1970s.

Thatching Stapler

A thatching stapler was used to thatch the roof of houses, in the 1900. You held the handle and stick the pointy end in to the roof, twist it around and pull it out

The last

The last was used by a shoemaker. He puts the shoe over the last so he can repair the sole or heel of the shoe. There are three different

holders on the last-small, medium and large. So if he was repairing

a small shoe, he would put it on the small holder.

The iron

The iron is different from today’s iron in two ways. It’s made of metal and you hang it over an open-fire to heat it. It is round for ironing collars and shirts.

Holly

The Doll House

This is my mums doll house. It is about twenty years old. It is very old. She had it since she was a little girl and she loved it. There are four chairs and one table and there is one boy and one girl and a mum and dad.

My magnifying glass

This is my great-grandfathers magnifying glass. It is about 80 years old.

He used to use it for reading books and newspapers because he couldn’t afford glasses. It is a brassy colour. My great-grandfather died before I was born. It is about 10-12 cm long.

By Sophie C. 15/3/06.

Doll

This doll is about 45 years old. Her name is Helen. The dress she is wearing was worn by a baby.

The Golden Jubilee

The Golden Jubilee is about Nuns and priest that have died. It is about fifty years old.

My Bracelet

This bracelet is around 50 years old.It was given to my Mum from her Grand aunt.It was given to my Mum a few years after her Grand aunt died.It has been handed down to the third generation.The racelet is gold-plated with ruby stones in the middle.

By Aisling

Old Cookery Book

This is my Mum’s Cookery book from school; it was her older sister’s also. There are around 360 recipes in it. There is a recipe for nearly every occasion as Valentines Day, Christmas and even Easter.

John F Kennedy

This is a photo of President Kennedy taken in Cork during a parade a few months before his death.

RATION BOOKS

Ration book’s were used in World War 2 to get food like token’s. These were from about 1950. Our Grandad’s family used these.

By Hannah and Laura

LETTERS

These are letters from World War 2.They are dated . As you can see they are precious. These were kept for many years

by Hannah and Laura

Gold ring

This ring is about 75 years old. It has a gold coin in it. And it is pure gold. And it cost about £700. My grandad gave it to my nana in 1951.

Apron

This apron was hand made. About 30 years ago.

Very old binoculars

These binoculars date from before the first World War. They belonged to my great great grandad. I got them from my grandad.

An old measuring cup for cooking

This used to belong to my great grandmother. It was passed onto my mom. She still uses it for baking! It's about a 100 years old.

An old coke bottle

This old coke bottle was used in the 1870s .My dad dug it up with his dad when they were out. There is a floating ball in the bottle that stopped the coke from settling at the bottom.

My old teddy

This is my mam's okd teddy. She used to perform brain surgery on him!! He's quite old and very loved!!

Butter paddles

I think these belonged to my dad's mum. They are used to shape butter into balls.

A doctor's medical bag

This doctor's bag used to belong to my grandad. He lived on a farm in Tipperary. We found it in our attic

My Nanny's spoons

It's over 30 years old and my nanny got it as a wedding present from an old Spanish lady.