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HISTORY WEEK

HISTORY

PRESENTATION

We organised history workshop for first and second years. In
these workshops we covered important Junior Cert material.
We were divided into groups and each group dealt with a
different topic. One group discussed the Stone Age with first
and second years and the other group did a presentation on
the Renaissance for first years. Both groups had interactive
activities that were both educational and fun. The remaining
students who weren’t included in teaching other years did HISTORY QUIZ
posters which were displayed throughout the school.

Karen Soden On the 10th of March, as part
of history week, the transition
year students along with Ms
Forde organised a history quiz
AMBASSADOR for first and second year pupils.

The Transition Years organised
THEATRE themselves into different
committees and carried out
On Wednesday the 11th of November the Transition years
went on a history trip to the Ambassador Theatre in Dublin, to their different roles. Questions
and answers were gathered, teams were formed and prizes
an exhibition on the 1916 Rising. We got an hour long guided were bought. We wrote up five rounds of history questions
tour, that was extremely interesting. We had a tour guide from the first and second year curriculum using junior
named Craig, he was dressed up as one of the 1916 soldiers. certificate History books.
We learned about the history of the theatre, The Irish Volunteers On the day off the quiz, the school room was set up. The
held a mass meeting here and many volunteers who took sound system, chairs and tables were put in place. The quiz
part in the 1916 Rising signed up on the 25 November 1913. commenced.
The exhibition had the largest private collection of 1916 Supervisors, quiz masters, collectors, correctors and calculators
artefacts, with over 500 items on display, on loan from the began their jobs. Everything ran smoothly, prizes were handed
Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation this included out and the first and second years enjoyed themselves.
an original 1916 Proclamation. We saw uniforms from the Irish
Volunteers and 1916 weapons, such as pistols were on display. Transition Years also organised a “ Who am I picture quiz” for
first years.
During the exhibition, we were shown the actual door handle
of the G.P.O. from 1916, that had been touched by all who Laura McClean and Sorcha Higgins
entered the G.P.O
We learnt about the War of Independence and the IRA hunger
strike in 1981. There was sound effects such as gun shots
throughout the exhibition.
When the expedition was finished we went to Blanchardstown
for lunch.
The two teachers who went on this trip with us were Mr Ames
and Miss Forde.

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