Galway University
Historically Significant Places, Buildings & Evidence.
Architect Orla Murphy looks at the building of the University in Galway and how it fulfilled the ambitions of the City of the Tribes.
Links to the Curriculum: Junior Cycle History
1.5 Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of their cultural inheritance through an appreciation of historically significant places and buildings
1.12 Report on a repository of historical evidence such as a museum, library, heritage centre, digital or other archive or exhibition
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Dublin Distilleries
Historically Significant Places, Buildings in Irish History
Architect Orla Murphy goes in search of the Roe Distillery which was the world’s biggest producer of Whiskey by the late 19th Century.
Links to the Curriculum: Junior Cycle History
1.5 Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of their cultural inheritance through an appreciation of historically significant places and buildings
1.6 Appreciate the contribution of archaeology and new technology to historical enquiry.
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Killarney Tourist Town
Transport & Leisure in 19th Century Ireland
Architect Orla Murphy investigates the role of a railway company in developing a world class hotel.
Links to the Curriculum:
Junior Certificate History : Transport & Leisure in the 19th Century.
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Kilkenny and Cobh
Life in 19th Century Ireland
Architect Orla Murphy recounts the story of Kilkenny Castle, from its origins as a 12th Century fortress to its remodeling as an elegant stately home. In Cobh, Orla explores the Victorian character of Cobh's residential architecture.
Links to the Curriculum:
Ideal lesson for a Transition Year class.
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The Shannon Scheme (1924 - 1937)
The pursuit of Sovereignty and the Impact of Partition.
Architect Orla Murphy discovers the German influences in the construction of the Ardnacrusha power station during the era.
Links to the curriculum:
Leaving Certificate - The pursuit of sovereignty and the impact of partition.
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