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Building Ireland - Geography

Dublin Distillaries
Galway Canal
The Shannon Scheme

Dublin Distilleries


Geographer Susan Hegarty discovers how a supply of fresh water was crucial for large and small industry in the Liberties.

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Links to the curriculum:

  • Junior Certificate - The growth of towns & cities has occurred within the historical periods through the development of economic, administrative and social activities.
  • Junior Cycle - Strand 3, Exploring people, place & change.
                         Learning Outcome 5 - Examine the cause & effect of urban change in an Irish town or city.

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Spike Island - Changing Use of an Island 18th-21st Century
Kilkenny Castle - Town Planning & Development
Killarney Tourist Town - Tourism & The Impact

Galway's Corrib Canal


Geographer Susan Hegarty explores the caves under Lough Corrib to understand the difficulties in canal construction.

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Educational Resources

Links to the curriculum:

  • Junior Certificate - The crust of the Earth is made up of rocks. These rocks vary in their origin, formation and characteristics. 
  • Junior Cycle - Strand 1, Exploring the physical world. Learning Outcome, Analyse the processes & effects of weathering & mass movement on our landscape.

More Building Ireland Videos  - Create your own Building Ireland Lesson.


Spike Island - Changing Use of an Island 18th-21st Century
Kilkenny Castle - Town Planning & Development
Killarney Tourist Town - Tourism & The Impact

The Shannon Scheme


Geographer Susan Hegarty investigates the River Shannon as a source of power and Architect Orla Murphy discovers the German influences in the construction of the buildings.

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Educational Resources

Links to the curriculum:

  • Junior Certificate - Human activities interact in a variety of ways with natural landscape processes.
  • Junior Cycle - Strand 2, Exploring how we interact with the physical world. Learning Outcome, Investigate examples of how people interact and manage surface processes.

More Building Ireland Videos  - Create your own Building Ireland Lesson


Spike Island - Changing Use of an Island 18th-21st Century
Kilkenny Castle - Town Planning & Development
Killarney Tourist Town - Tourism & The Impact
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