Dublin Distilleries
Geographer Susan Hegarty discovers how a supply of fresh water was crucial for large and small industry in the Liberties.
Links to the Curriculum:
- 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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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.
Links to the Curriculum:
- Junior Cycle - Strand 2: Exploring how we interact with the physical world.
Learning Outcome 7: Investigate examples of how people interact and manage surface processes.
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Galway's Corrib Canal
Geographer Susan Hegarty explores the caves under Lough Corrib to understand the difficulties in canal construction.
Links to the Curriculum:
- Junior Cycle - Strand 1: Exploring the physical world.
Learning Outcome 3: Analyse the processes & effects of weathering & mass movement on our landscape.
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Spike Island
Geographer Susan Hegarty leads the team on a visit to Fortress Spike Island in Cork Harbour built to defend an Empire, only to become an island prison.
Links to the Curriculum:
- Junior Cycle - Strand 3: Exploring people, place and change.
Learning Outcome 6: Identify global patterns of economic development.
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Kilkenny Castle
Geographer Susan Hegarty explores the layout of mediaeval Kilkenny in terms of principles and development in town planning.
Links to the Curriculum:
- Junior Cycle - Strand 3: Exploring people, places and change.
Learning Outcome 4: Consider the factors affecting the location and origin of rural and urban settlement in Ireland.
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Killarney
Geographer Susan Hegarty discovers how an inhospitable but beautiful landscape was exploited as a mass market tourism destination.
Links to the Curriculum:
- Junior Cycle - Strand 2: Exploring how we interact with the physical world.
Learning Outcome 9: Assess the interrelationships between the physical world, tourism and transport.
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