John Geoghegan
Added: 19 Jun 2014
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Guide/notes
An account of the life of the Moycullen man who was a farmer, Conradh na Gaeilge activist, GAA member and nationalist and examines the circumstances of his death in 1921. Uses primary and secondary source material. The essay also compares life in the Co Galway village now with the time around the War of Independence.
This essay was a winning entry from Scoil Mhuire Moycullen 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
- explore, discuss, compare and develop some simple understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, motivations and actions of differing individuals and groups of people in the past
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.
