Famine Collection Page
The Great Irish Famine Online
The Great Irish Famine Online
https://dahg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/M...id=8de2b863f4454cbf93387dacb5cb8412 Added: 01 Oct 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: Guide/notes / Project / Reference / ToolThis site, from the Geography Department, University College Cork and Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht provides us with new ways of seeing the Famine, by revealing the complex local and regional dimensions, which raises questions about the social conditions which prevailed in different localities and the diverse responses in terms of relief. Behind the maps are the stories of individuals and communities and how they fared during this traumatic period.
View full descriptionHow 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
- JC
- History
Strand: 2. The History of Ireland
Strand unit: 7. The Great Famine
- SC
- History
Strand: Later Modern Ireland
Strand unit: 4 Diaspora 1840-1966
The Hunger Times
The Hunger Times - Educational Resources
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/26562/26298.docx Added: 11 May 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type:Educational resources to support the THE HUNGER TIMES. The short film intended to entertain and educate and is designed for viewing both inside and outside classroom conditions. Its ideal context however is within learning units dealing with the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852). Within such a context, it can act as a point of entry into this period and function as a means of exploring, reinforcing and visualizing the period. Through the inclusion of relevant artworks, it also aims to provoke reflection on how this event has been represented and remembered. https://www.artandthegreathunger.org/hunger-times.html
View full descriptionHow 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
- JC
- History
Strand: 2. The History of Ireland
Strand unit: 7. The Great Famine
The Famine - An Gorta Mór PowerPoint Presentation
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/25865/25601.pptx Added: 21 Feb 2018 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: PresentationThis is a PowerPoint created by Scoilnet about the Famine, its causes and aftermath. The presentation contains images from the art exhibition Coming Home: Art & the Great Hunger.
View full descriptionHow 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
- JC
- History
Strand: 2. The History of Ireland
Strand unit: 7. The Great Famine
