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    • 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
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      • 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
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    • ANCIENT ROME
    • MEDIEVAL TIMES
    • THE RENAISSANCE
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      • THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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      • FASCISM IN GERMANY
    • WORLD WAR II
    • THE HOLOCAUST
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THE PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION IN IRISH POLITICS

Recognising key change
Learning Outcome 2.2: Investigate the role and significance of two leaders involved in the parliamentary tradition in Irish politics.

henry grattan
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dictionary of irish biography - henry grattan

the irish times - Henry Grattan looms large over modern Ireland

history ireland on spotify - henry grattan 200 years on - a misunderstood legacy?


daniel o'connell
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history matters 365 - word cloud: daniel o'connell

Connect the key words below with Daniel O'Connell.
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dictionary of irish biography - daniel o'connell

the irish story - Daniel O’Connell’s Childhood

spartacus - Daniel o'connell

clare county library - daniel o'connell (1775-1847)

history ireland - ‘When the blood was bubbling in my veins’
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trinity college dublin - 'ireland in rebellion: 1782-1916' lecture series

playlist - daniel o'connell [9 lectures]



bbc radio 4 - great lives - daniel o'Connell 
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punch magazine - cartoon archive - king o'connell at tara
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the irish times - Daniel O’Connell, the greatest of all politicians
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history matters 365 - 

video worksheet - radharc, 'king dan the liberator' [printable]

​find and fix - daniel o'connell [printable]


cloze exercise - daniel o'connell, 'the liberator' ​[printable]


charles stewart parnell
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history matters 365 - word cloud: charles stewart parnell

Connect the key words below with Charles Stewart Parnell.
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​TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN - 'IRELAND IN REBELLION: 1782-1916' LECTURE SERIES

PLAYLIST - parnell [4 lectures]
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​youtube -
  extract from the story of ireland 


punch magazine - cartoon archive - the irish 'vampire'
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kilmainham gaol museum - parnell document pack
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history matters 365 -

flippity word scramble - charles stewart parnell [printable]

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write an account - charles stewart parnell ​[printable]


john redmond
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history matters 365 - word cloud: john redmond

Connect the key words below with John Redmond.
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​century ireland - 
Redmond’s place in our national story is as important as any
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history ireland hedge school - John Redmond: his life and legacy
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history matters 365 - write an account - john redmond ​[printable]


more resources

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FOCUS TASK
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Write an account of Daniel O'Connell's contribution to the parliamentary tradition of Irish politics. 

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test your knowledge
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history matters 365 - sample exam question - the parliamentary tradition [printable]


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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
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