The Famine In Ireland
Added: 15 Jul 2018
Contributor:
Colin Dowling
Resource type:
Project
The Great Famine was a disaster that hit Ireland between 1845 and about 1851, causing the deaths of about 1 million people and the flight or emigration of up to 2.5 million more over the course of about six years.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: The Great Famine
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of these periods
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
- record the place of peoples and events on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Design a project based on the Great Famine using the given headings. You must have at least three facts for each heading. Present your project to the class.
