The Printing of the Proclamation
Added: 12 Jan 2016
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Audio / Video
Video talking about the National Print Museum in Dublin and more specifically about how the 1916 Proclamation was printed. It explains how the Proclamation was printed in two halves and also discusses the problems the printers had with the font used.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: Revolution and change in America, France and Ireland
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- 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
- 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: The section on the Proclamation starts mid way through the video.
