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1916 RISING

featured resource:
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national museum of ireand - Virtual tour of Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising


BACKGROUND
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the conversation - what caused ireland's easter rising?

history hub - why was there an easter rising?


CENTURY IRELAND - 

​Patrick Pearse’s Graveside Oration at the Funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, August 1915
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how the rising was planned
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​RTÉ History Show - Roger Casement's Ill Fated Crusade to Germany


OVERVIEW
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creative centenaries - the easter rising


​BBC History -
1916 Easter Rising

The 1916 Easter Rising transformed the political landscape in Ireland. You can explore the events leading up to 1916, the insurrection itself and its aftermath, through essays, photographs, sound archive, music and newspapers from the period. Click here!
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bbc world service - witness - easter rising in ireland


bbc world service - the easter rising 1916 


​John D. Ruddy -
Easter Rising in 8 Minutes


trinity college dublin - 'rebellion in ireland: 1782-1916' lecture series

playlist - 1916 rising [7 lectures]



​Fergal Keane - the easter rising 1916


​The Irish Times - A blow-by-blow guide to the Easter Rising
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century ireland - chronology of the easter rising

HISTORY HUB - SOUNDCLOUD - 1916 RISING PODCASTS
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rté brainstorm - How the 1916 Rising cost €200m in compensation claims


investigate a repository of historical evidence
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national library of ireland - 1916 Rising: personalities and perspectives
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the irish times - remembering the 1916 rising
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century ireland - easter rising online exhibition
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rté.ie - 1916
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rté archives - easter rising exhibition


university of limerick - limerick and the 1916 rising
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the national archives - the 1916 courtmartial files


historically significant places and buildings
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gpo witness history museum


MORE RESOURCES
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kilmainham gaol museum - the 1916 rising document pack 

century ireland - ‘Shot like a dog’: the murder of Francis Sheehy Skeffington and the search for truth
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​Tom Kettle’s words of war
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​Pacificism or Physical Force?


youtube - the 1916 easter rising (Real Footage)


the irish story -
The Easter Rising in Galway, 1916


createschool -
freedom: a 1916 story


uk parliament - john dillon's speech in the house of commons, may 1916


century ireland -

​who was roger casement?


The Life & Legacy of Roger Casement
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​Roger Casement: ‘High Treason’ & the Politics of Hanging
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history ireland hedge school - 

‘All changed, changed utterly…’? Ireland 1916-18

Was the Easter Rising justified?


president of ireland - centenary commemorations and celebrations - speeches by president michael d. higgins

gpo witness history - fire and steel (2016)
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irish film institute (IFI) player - granite and chalk (2015)
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dictionary of irish biography - elizabeth o'Farrell


exam hub

past exam questions / sample answers

2023: question 4

2023: Q.4, sample answer

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • A POSSIBLE APPROACH
  • STRAND ONE
    • THINK LIKE A HISTORIAN
  • STRAND TWO
    • EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND
    • THE ENGLISH PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT IN IRELAND
    • 1798 IRISH REBELLION
    • THE GREAT FAMINE AND THE IRISH DIASPORA
    • THE PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION IN IRISH POLITICS
    • THE GAA
    • THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND UNIONISM, 1911-23 >
      • HOME RULE CRISIS, 1912-14
      • 1916 RISING
      • RISE OF SINN FÉIN
      • IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1919-21
      • ANGLO-IRISH TREATY, 1921
      • IRISH CIVIL WAR, 1922-23
    • IRELAND AND THE WORLD AT WAR >
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR I
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR II
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • IRELAND IN THE 1960s
    • THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
    • WOMEN IN TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND
  • STRAND THREE
    • ANCIENT ROME
    • MEDIEVAL TIMES
    • THE RENAISSANCE
    • THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
    • THE REFORMATION
    • PRE TWENTIETH CENTURY REVOLUTION >
      • THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
      • THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
    • COMMUNISM AND FASCISM >
      • COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA
      • FASCISM IN ITALY
      • FASCISM IN GERMANY
    • WORLD WAR II
    • THE HOLOCAUST
    • THE COLD WAR
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD IN THE 1960s
    • TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
    • PATTERNS OF CHANGE >
      • HEALTH AND MEDICINE [OPTION ONE]
  • ASSESSMENT
    • CBA 1: THE PAST IN MY PLACE
    • CBA 2: A LIFE IN TIME
    • ASSESSMENT TASK
    • EXAM HUB
  • ACTION VERBS FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • HISTORY MATTERS 365 BLOG
  • TEACHING STRATEGIES
  • WEBLINKS
  • CHRONICLES
  • TEACHER MAILING LIST
  • MY CLASSROOM
  • CONTACT