Inspector Michael Forde
Added: 18 Jun 2014
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Project
Explores the work of Michael Forde - the Dublin and South Eastern Railways Permanent Way Inspector for the Wexford area - whose job was to keep the trains running despite attacks from IRA 'irregulars'.
This essay was a winning entry from students at Crossabeg NS (Wexford) in the ‘Decade of Centenaries’ All-Island Schools History Competition 2014 organised jointly by the Departments of Education in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: 1916 and the foundation of the state
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
- engage in simple studies of some of the more important aspects of periods in which political changes or movements have had an important influence on the lives of people in Ireland
Suggestions for use: Can be used as an example of student work. Also provides an excelent example of historical research by students of events in their locality. Aside from that it is a fascinating study of a less well known historical figure. Were there similar figures in your locality?
