Growing Up in Nineteenth-Century Ireland: A Cultural History of Middle-Class Childhood and GenderWhy do we send children to school? Who should take responsibility for children's health and education? Should girls and boys be educated separately or together? These questions provoke much contemporary debate, but also have a longer, often overlooked history. Mary Hatfield explores these questions and more in this comprehensive cultural history of childhood in nineteenth century Ireland. Many modern ideas about Irish childhood have their roots in the