History

Century Ireland

by admin on 13/05/2013

Century IrelandThe Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago. Century Ireland is published on a fortnightly basis, beginning in May 2013, and is the main online portal for the Irish decade of commemorations, 1912-23. [click to continue…]

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Life in the Sixties

by admin on 15/04/2013

Life in the SixtiesThe 1960s was a time of great change in many countries around the world including Ireland. This change took place in politics, culture and social norms. This is a template for individual pupil project work which will allow them to take time to delve deeper into certain events of this decade. It gives pupils lots of scope for researching an aspect of this period in history which they would enjoy: clothes, pop culture, an historical event and it allows them to present the project in different formats. [click to continue…]

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Easter 1916 Rising

by admin on 11/04/2013

This video show great original footage of the devastating aftermath of the Easter 1916 Rising. It shows the destruction caused to the city’s buildings after only five days of fighting.

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Easter 1916 Rising

by admin on 08/04/2013

This video explains a little about the personalities involved in the 1916 Rising, as well as the results of the Rising. It contains some actual video footage from the time.

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Maths History

by admin on 29/03/2013

Maths HistoryThis Powerpoint presentation shows a selection of images from the pages of a 4th Class Maths Book from 1940′s Ireland. It shows examples of old money (pounds, shillings and pence), old measures of length (miles, perches, furlongs), old measures of capacity (gallons, pecks and bushels), old shop bills and much more. It’s a bit of nostalgia with lots of unusual language, but it might be worth showing pupils what 4th class pupils had to learn for maths in 1940′s Ireland. [click to continue…]

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The Irish in Stories iBook

March 17, 2013

The Irish in Stories is a new interactive iBook just released in the last couple of days. It is a 60 page book for the iPad which opens in the iBooks application. It aims to bring to readers the rich and varied history and mythology of ancient Ireland. It is full of beautiful illustrations, interactive [...]

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The Book of Kells App

March 17, 2013

The Book of Kells is one of the world’s most famous illustrated manuscripts and the most elaborate manuscript of its kind to survive from the early Middle Ages. A copy of the four gospels, it was written by Irish monks in the 9th Century on calf-skin, with spectacularly intricate designs. Today, it is on display in the Library [...]

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A History of Ireland in 100 Objects

March 16, 2013

To mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a new free app/ebook has just been released called A History of Ireland in 100 Objects. The development of this app/ebook has been a collaboration between The Royal Irish Academy, the National Museum of Ireland, The Irish Times, the EU [...]

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Logainm Competition

March 15, 2013

Logainm is an Irish website containing a database of the placenames of Ireland. The site comes in an English version or a Gaeilge version and you can switch between both quite easily. The purpose of the site is to make available to the public Irish place names that have been officially approved by the Placenames [...]

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Dúshlán 1881 – Living the Eviction on RTÉ 1

March 8, 2013

Living the Eviction is a new series commencing this Monday March 11th on RTÉ 1. Ronan Mac Aodha Bhui presents the programme as two families spend three days living as their ancestors would have done in the late 19th century during an impoverished time, retelling the painful experiences of being evicted from their homes in [...]

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Design a Famine Ship Project

February 17, 2013

This is a template for independent project work for pupils in senior classes. It covers elements of SESE History, science, maths, English and visual arts. Pupils have to design the ship, show drawings, write a report and construct the ship. Source: Kathleen Byrne (.pdf file 110KB)

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Daniel O’ Connell

February 15, 2013

This Powerpoint resource deals with one of the most pivotal figures in Irish history – Daniel O’ Connell. It deals with his early life, his fight for Catholic Emancipation, the Catholic Association, the Catholic Rent, the Repeal Association, his Monster Meetings and his final days. (.ppt file 773KB)

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Tom Crean 02 (Gaeilge)

January 19, 2013

This Powerpoint presentation as Gaeilge gives details on the life of the Antarctic Irish explorer, Tom Crean. It gives information about his third Antarctic expedition, known as the “Endurance Expedition”, as well as his return to a quiet life in his native Kerry in later years. Translated by Marie Uí Chearbhaill from the original english [...]

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Tom Crean 01 (Gaeilge)

January 19, 2013

This Powerpoint presentation (as Gaeilge) gives details on the life of the Antarctic Irish explorer, Tom Crean. It gives information about his early life, how it came about that he became an explorer, how he met Captain Scott as well as his First and Second Antarctic Expeditions. Translated by Marie Uí Chearbhaill from the original [...]

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The Story of Tom Crean

January 19, 2013

This is the story of the life, times and adventures of Antarctic Irish explorer Tom Crean. It is from TG4, so it is all “as Gaeilge” but it is also subtitled.  Part 1

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