Applying historical thinking
Learning Outcome 2.12: Debate the idea that the 1960s was an important decade on the island of Ireland, referring to relevant personalities, issues and events.
introduction
RTÉ BRAINSTORM - How revolutionary was Ireland in 1968?
ireland
new television service
rté archives - president first on new television service 1961
JFK IN IRELAND
bbc world service - witness - president kennedy's visit to ireland
rté archives - exhibition - jfk visits ireland
military archives - president john f. kennedy and ireland, 1963
irish film institute (ifi) - president kennedy in ireland
COMMEMORATING the 50th anniversary of the 1916 rising
rté archives - plans to COMMEMORATE the rising 1966
history ireland - 1966 and all that: the 50th anniversary commemorations
free education
history ireland hedge school - 50th anniversary of ‘free education’
northern ireland
civil rights
bbc bite size - the campaign for civil rights
lagan college - nicra
the irish story - Revisiting the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement: 1968-69
history hub - why was there a civil rights movement in northern ireland?
BBC RADIO ULSTER - STORIES IN SOUND - IN THE FOOTSTEPS
sixsem - We Shall Overcome: The Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland 1968 - 1969
rté archives -
exhibition - civil rights in northern ireland
Radharc - Catholic discrimination in in derry 1964
FOCUS TASK
Create a photo collage illustrating life in Ireland in the 1960s. Each photo should be accompanied by a caption. Include at least five photos.
more resources
HISTORY MATTERS 365 - WHY WAS THE 1960s AN important decade? [printable]
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