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    • 1798 IRISH REBELLION
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    • THE PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION IN IRISH POLITICS
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      • HOME RULE CRISIS, 1912-14
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      • IRISH CIVIL WAR, 1922-23
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      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR I
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR II
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
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    • THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
    • WOMEN IN TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND
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    • THE RENAISSANCE
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      • THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
      • THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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      • FASCISM IN GERMANY
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    • THE HOLOCAUST
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THE GREAT FAMINE AND THE IRISH DIASPORA

Exploring people, culture and ideas
Learning Outcome 2.7: Investigate the causes, course and consequences, nationally and internationally, of the Great Famine, and examine the significance of the Irish Diaspora.

Introduction

Paddy Reilly - The Fields of Athenry


Background
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rté brainstorm - Ireland in the 1840s: 'one of the most dangerous places on earth'


causes

DRAWN IN 60 SECONDS - Causes of the Irish Potato Famine


​ted ed -
What really caused the Irish Potato Famine


COURSE
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trinity college dublin - 'Ireland in Rebellion: 1782-1916' lecture series

the famine
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​THE IRISH STORY - THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE 1845-1851 - A BRIEF OVERVIEW


​BBC History
- The Irish Famine
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History Learning Site - The Great Famine of 1845


The History Place - Irish Potato Famine
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wesleyjohnston - detailed history of the irish famine
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rté brainstorm - What was life in Dublin like during the Great Famine?

irish central - USS Jamestown sent to Ireland on a Famine-relief mission

history matters 365 - [printable] WORKSHEET - TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ: THE COURSE OF THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE


The Irish Diaspora
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the history place - irish potato famine - gone to america

AEON - DIGITAL MAGAZINE - THE IRISH EXPERIENCE AND THE MEANING OF MODERN DIASPORA

Documentary on Vimeo - Ireland's Great Hunger and the Irish Diaspora
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Irish in the American Civil War - 'Strange Soil Your Doom': Advice on How to Prepare for Emigration in 1863


CONSEQUENCES
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bbc - How the Irish famine impacted Ireland forever


The Irish Times - ​Walking away from the dead: what the Famine did to Ireland


Field Day Podcast - Reduction, read by Stephen Rea Irish Times - Disturbing Remains: A story of Black '47


history matters 365 - [printable] WORKSHEET - tHE GREAT IRISH FAMINE: CAUSE OR RESULT


More Resources
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monaghan county council - home - carrickmacross workhouse


donegal culture - the great famine in county donegal


​Fin Dwyer - The Great Famine Podcast Series

Department of education - teaching the great irish famne

bbc news - Irish famine: Shipwreck victims buried in Canada
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rté brainstorm - Wreckers and levellers: evicting Ireland's poor during the Great Famine

history ireland hedge school - The Famine: a series of unfortunate events or genocide?
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REBECCA ABBOTT - Ireland's Great Hunger and the Irish Diaspora


​retrieval challenge grid

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investigate a repository of historical evidence
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kilmainham gaol museum - 1796-1849 document pack
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cork archives - great famine facsimile Pack
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the irish emigration museum (epic)
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dunbrody famine ship experience


focus task
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You have been given the task of curating a museum display on Ireland's Great Famine. List three items you would put on display. Describe what each item reveals about the Great Famine. 

Revision
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​History Matters 365 - Flippity Flashcards - The Great IRISH Famine


​chronicles - quizlet set: the great famine and the irish diaspora

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Test Your Knowledge
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chronicles - Quizlet Test: the great famine and the irish diaspora [printable]

Identify the key term for each definition.

history matters 365 - flippity match up: the great irish famine [printable]

​History Matters 365 - Irish Famine Quiz


exam hub

past exam questions / sample answers

2023: question 3

2023: Q.3, sample answer

2022: question 5

2022: Q.5, 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
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  • HISTORY MATTERS 365 BLOG
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