The Dublin Lockout and its Effects on Leixlip
Added: 19 Jun 2014
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Project
Essay exploring the impact of the 1913-14 'lockout' on the Kildare village and surrounding area. Looks at living conditions at the time and the events that unfolded as workers attempted to join unions and change working conditions.
This essay was a winning entry from Scoil na Mainistreach (Oldtown) 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: Continuity & Change Over Time
Strand unit: Workshops and Factories
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- identify examples of change and continuity in the ‘line of development’
- identify the factors which may have caused or prevented change
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.
