Historical Perspectives on Parenthood and Childhood in Ireland - Softcover

Mary Hatfield (editor), Jutta Kruse (editor) & Riona Nic Congail (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185132173X ISBN 13: 9781851321735

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The essays in this collection focus on aspects of parenthood and childhood in Ireland from the 1700s to the 1950s. They provide new insights into parent-child relations in the past and pursue new areas of research, including the family life of Theobald Wolfe Tone; childhood in the country house in Munster; the treatment of Irish mothers sent to the State Inebriate Reformatory, Ennis; and a detailed study of the BCG vaccination campaign to combat childhood tuberculosis in the twentieth century. These essays highlight the complex role played by parents and other adults in the emotional, educational, cultural, social, spiritual, and physical well-being of children.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Hatfield holds the Irish Government Senior Scholarship at Hertford College, University of Oxford. is currently a committee member on the History of Irish Childhood Research Network and the Society for the History of Childhood and Youth executive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 185132173X
• ISBN 13: 9781851321735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284