• Students will develop skills of history which are transferable to other subjects and to careers, e.g. researching, note - making, analysis, communication, discursive writing.
• Students will study the people and events of the past from a wide variety of perspectives, including political, administrative, social, economic, cultural, religious and scientific.
• Studying history will develop in you an appreciation of the society in which you live and of other societies as well, both past and present.
• Studying history will sharpen your communication skills. In learning to write about history, you will learn about the importance of supporting your argument or point of view with relevant evidence.
• Historical writing helps you to develop your skills in organizing ideas, expressing clear opinions and reaching a balanced conclusion. These skills help you in many other subjects as well as in many careers.
• History also develops an ability to think independently without jumping to unsupported conclusions. Employers tend to look for people who are independent thinkers, open-minded, disciplined, good at problem – solving and able to pick out the essential from the trivial.
• The highly regarded UK ‘Which?’ magazine wrote about history as follows: “historians are regarded as having had an education that trains their minds to assemble, organize and present facts and opinions and this is a very useful quality in many walks of life and careers…history is an excellent preparation for very many other jobs”.

Ms. R. Harlowe

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History Programme



TERM 1 Chapter

1. Changes in the European View of the World 21 - 25

2. Religious Change 26 – 29


3. Revision: Our Roots in Ancient Civilisation: 2 - 11
Ancient Ireland & Ancient Rome



TERM 2

Year 2
1. Irish History 1485 - 1660 30 - 32

2. The Age of Revolutions 33 – 35

Year 1
3. Revision: Medieval Society – Castle, Church & City 12 - 16



TERM 3

Year 2
1. Social Change - From farm to Factory. 36 - 41


TEXT: Door To The Past Ray Quinn & Desmond O’Leary

Assessment: Common Examinations at Christmas and Easter.

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History Programme

TERM 1 Section

Year 3
1. Political Developments in Ireland in Ireland in the Twentieth Century
Part A 42 - 50
2. International Relations in the Twentieth Century 66 – 69
Part A
3. Revision: Year 2
(i). The Age of Revolutions 33 - 35
(ii) The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions 36 - 41



TERM 2
Year 3
1. Political Developments in Ireland in Ireland in the Twentieth Century 51 - 52
Part A
2. Political Developments in Ireland in the Twentieth Century 53 - 58
Part B
3. International Relations in the Twentieth Century 70
Part A
4. International Relations in the Twentieth Century 71 – 73
Part B

4. Revision: Year 1
(i). The Renaissance. 17 - 20
Year 2
(ii)The Reformation. 26 - 29



TERM 3

Year 3
1. Social Change in the Twentieth Century 59 - 65


TEXT: Door to the Past Ray Quinn & Desmond O’Leary

Assessment: Common Examinations at Christmas and Easter.

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Students will study two topics from Irish History and two from the history of Europe & the wider world. The chosen topics for the 2010 examination are:

Irish History:
• The pursuit of sovereignty and the impact of partition, 1912-1949
• Politics & society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993 (documents study)

Europe & the wider world:
• Dictatorship and democracy, 1920-1945
• Division & realignment in Europe, 1945-1990

Research Study Report:
• Students work independently on the research study, which will allow them to research a subject of their choice that is of historical significance.
• Students submit their research study report before the exam, thus having the chance to gain up to 20% of the overall mark before sitting the terminal exam.

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History Programme

TERM 1 Chapter

1. Irish History:
Revolutionary Ireland:
The Origins, Course and Consequences of the 1916 Rising. 8 - 9

2. European History:
An Introduction to Europe in the early 20th Century (1900 – 1920)

TERM 2

1. Irish History:
“Ireland During the Emergency 1939 – 1945” 14 - 16

2. European History:
The Holocaust 7 - 8

TERM 3

1. History:
The Course of World War II 7 -8




Assessment:
Common Examinations at Christmas & Easter.
20% of the Easter grade is allocated to the project, due in February (Date to be confirmed).




TEXTBOOKS:

Modern Ireland Gerard Brockie & Raymond Walsh (Gill & Macmillan)
Modern Europe and the Wider World Dermot Lucey (Gill & Macmillan)

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History Programme

The following is a suggested time-frame for the year. Allowance should be made for the preparation of the Research Topic.

TERM 1

Movements for Political & Social Reform, 1870 - 1914
1. Ireland in the late Nineteenth Century
2. Isaac Butt and the Home Rule Movement
3. The Land War, 1879-82
4. Parnell and the Home Rule Movement, 1882-91
• Case Study: the Elections of 1885 and 1886

Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920 - 1945
1. Communism in Russia
• Case Study: Stalin’s Show Trials, 1936-8
2. Origins and Growth of Fascist Regimes in Europe
Mussolini: Rise to power & Domestic policy
Hitler: Rise to power & Domestic policy
• Case Study: The Nuremberg Rallies
6. Hitler’s Foreign Policy, 1933-39 and the Causes of the Second World War.

TERM 2

Movements for Political & Social Reform, 1870 - 1914
5. Conservative Policy Towards Ireland: Constructive Unionism
6. Cultural Revival, Religious Identity and Educational Advances
• Case Study: The Foundation and Early Years of the GAA
7. Industrial Development and Social Change: Trade Unions and Suffragettes
• Case Study: Dublin 1913 – Strike and Lockout

Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920 – 1945
3. Economic and Social Problems in Britain during the Inter-War Years, 1920-39
• Case Study: The Jarrow March, October 1936
7. The Second World War, 1939 -45
8. Society during World War II


TERM 3

Movements for Political & Social Reform, 1870 – 1914
9. Irish Nationalism and Unionism, 1890 - 1914

Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920 – 1945
5. Politics and Administration in France: the Third republic 1920 – 1940 and the Vichy State, 1940 -44.
4. Anglo-American Popular Culture in Peace and War: Radio and Cinema


Text Books:
Modern Ireland Gerard Brockie & Raymond Walsh
(Gill & Macmillan)
Modern Europe and the Wider World Dermot Lucey
(Gill & Macmillan)


Assessment: Common Examinations at Christmas & Easter

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History Programme

TERM 1 Chapter No.

Ireland:
Ireland at the start of the 20th century 1
The Home Rule Crisis: 1910-1914 2
Ireland, 1914-18: Crisis and Change 3
Revolution and Partition, 1919-1921 4
From Treaty to Civil War (Case Study) 5
1922-37: Building a State and Consolidating Democracy 6
Foreign and Anglo-Irish Policy 7

Europe:
Introduction: Post -War Europe 1
Military Alliances and the main events of the Cold War 2
Emergence of Reform Movements in Eastern Europe 3
The Collapse of the Soviet Union 4
The Hungarian Uprising (Case Study) 5
Moves Towards European Unity, 1945-1992 6
Fragmentation and Realignment in Europe 7
The Western Economies 1945-1990 8
The Communist Economies: Problems and Outcomes 1945-1990 9
The Oil Crisis, 1973 – (Case Study) 10

TERM 2
Ireland:

Economic and Social Policy 1922-1939 8
Language, Religion and Culture, 1922-1949 (Case Study) 9
Northern Ireland, 1920 – 1939 10
The Impact of the Second World War on Ireland, North and South 11

Europe:
Immigration 11
The Welfare State 12
Demographic and Lifestyle Changes - Europe 1945 – 1992 13
Literature and Social Criticism: East and West 14
Changing Patterns in Religious Observance, 1945 – 1992 15
The Second Vatican Council – (Case Study) 16
Youth Culture 17
Advances in the Biological Sciences, 1945 – 1992 18
The Impact of Nuclear Power 19
The Impact of the Computer 20

TERM 3
Revision



Textbooks:
Irish History:

Sovereignty and Partition 1912 – 1949 (Ed Co) M.E. Collins
Movements for Reform, 1870-1914 (Ed. Co.) M.E. Collins
(Retain from 5th Year)

European History:

Division and Realignment in Europe 1945 – 1992 (Ed Co)
Pat Callan, Maire de Buitleir, Frank Cleary
Dictatorship and Democracy (Ed Co) Richard Fogarty
(Retain from 5th Year)

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Website:www.scoilnet.ie/hist/.

Website:www.nationalarchives.ie.

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