The Four Mile House Ambush
Added: 20 May 2016
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Guide/notes
Prizewinning entry in the Local / Regional Issues section of the All-island Schools History competition. It focuses on a single event that occured during the War of Independence in Co Roscommon. The paper explains the background to and details of the ambush by Irish Volunteers. Includes home-made maps. Writtne by Gillian Greene, Roxboro NS.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Story
Strand unit: Stories from the lives of people in the past
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the lives of women, men and children from different social, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, including the lives of 'ordinary' as well as 'more famous' people
- discuss chronology of events (beginning, middle, end) in a story
- discuss the actions and feelings of characters
- discuss the attitudes and motivations of characters
- listen to local people telling stories about their past
Suggestions for use: Can be used as an example for other students of how they should approach a research study of some event from their locality.
