RTÉ Archives has an online exhibition relating to the Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland, 1968-69, with background information, audio and video clips.
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Derry 5 October 1968
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26869/26605.pdf Added: 12 Jun 2018 Contributor: Anne-Marie Ryan Resource type: Audio / Video / Primary Source / Worksheet / ActivityWorksheet containing activities for use with RTÉ archives audio and video clips relating to the civil rights march that took place in Derry on 5 October 1968. The march descended into violence with RUC officers attacking protestors with batons. This march is widely considered to be the event that started 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland.
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Strand: Later Modern Ireland
Strand unit: 5 Northern Ireland 1949-1993
Suggestions for use: The audio and video clips chosen for use with this resource relate to the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, a syllabus element of the topic 'Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993'. Contains individual and group work activities that can be used over the course of a 40 minute lesson.
Caledon Housing Protest
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26867/26603.pdf Added: 12 Jun 2018 Contributor: Anne-Marie Ryan Resource type: Audio / Video / Worksheet / ActivityWorksheet containing activities for use with RTÉ archives audio and video clips relating to the Caledon housing protest in 1968 at the outset of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland.
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- SC
- History
Strand: Later Modern Ireland
Strand unit: 5 Northern Ireland 1949-1993
Suggestions for use: The audio and video clips chosen for use with this resource relate to the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, a syllabus element of the topic 'Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993'. Contains individual and group work activities that can be used over the course of a 40 minute lesson.
Coalisland to Dungannon Civil Rights March
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26868/26604.pdf Added: 12 Jun 2018 Contributor: Anne-Marie Ryan Resource type: Audio / Video / Primary Source / Worksheet / ActivityWorksheet containing activities for use with RTÉ archives audio and video clips relating to the Coalisland to Dungannon civil rights march, the first civil rights march organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA).
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- SC
- History
Strand: Later Modern Ireland
Strand unit: 5 Northern Ireland 1949-1993
Suggestions for use: The audio and video clips chosen for use with this resource relate to the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, a syllabus element of the topic 'Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993'. Contains individual and group work activities that can be used over the course of a 40 minute lesson.
Violence in Newry
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26870/26606.pdf Added: 12 Jun 2018 Contributor: Anne-Marie Ryan Resource type: Audio / Video / Primary Source / Worksheet / ActivityWorksheet containing activities for use with an RTÉ archives video clip relating to a civil rights march in Newry in March 1969 that descended into violence and rioting.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- History
Strand: Later Modern Ireland
Strand unit: 5 Northern Ireland 1949-1993
Suggestions for use: The video clip chosen for use with this resource relates to the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, a syllabus element of the topic 'Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993'. Contains individual and group work activities that can be used over the course of a 40 minute lesson.
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