1916 Tour

Check out this really interesting tour of the key locations involved in the rising. Packed with primary source photos, audio of eyewitness accounts and narrated by Colin Farrell.

https://dublinrising.withgoogle.com/welcome/

Easter Monday 1916 celebrations

Interesting historical recreations, lectures, films and events to celebrate 1916 rising. For details click on the link below.

http://www.rte.ie/1916

TY History students attend "1913 Lockout" talk in Lucan Library

On Thursday 5th of September, 25 TY History students attended a fascinating talk at Lucan Library. This was part of a series of events commemorating the 1913 Lockout. The talk titled " My mother was a child during the 1913  Lockout" was given by Dr Ann Matthews, historian and playwright. 

Leaving Certificate History Exam - Wednesday June 12th 2013

Good Luck to all History students in their Leaving Certificate History Exam 2013!

Remember to

• Pace yourself - Keep to your time plan.


• Plan your essays (brainstorm of key points)


• A lot of marks can be picked up on the Case Studies - Document questions - Retreat from Empire. Know these well.



• Read the essay questions carefully, underline the key words and make sure each paragraph in your essay relates back to the key words in the question. Echo back these key words in a variety of different ways.

Good Luck from your History Teachers!

Sixth Year History Revision Seminar 2013

Sixth Year Student Seminar

(History Teachers Association - Dublin Branch)

Saturday April 20th 2013

9.30 am - 1pm

Registration 9.15pm

Burke Theatre

Arts Building

Trinity College

Dublin

How to improve your exam technique 
 - Susan Cashell, Teacher and Advising Examiner
Race Relations in France in the 1980's 
- M.E. Collins, Author
The secession of Katanga,1960 -1965 
- Sean Delap, Teacher and Author

Tickets - €20 per student at the door. First Come, First Served.

Creating History Revision Flascards

Check out the website below, which is very useful for creating your own online flashcards to help you with your revision.

http://quizlet.com/

See also some very good flashcards created by History students from Dunshaughlin Community College

http://quizlet.com/19804381/the-secession-of-katanga-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/class/564400/

Leaving Certificate History Mock Exams 2013

Good Luck to all our students doing mock exams. Remember to 

•  Watch your timing
•  Read all questions carefully, underlining key words
•  Plan your answers - for essays + context question 
•  For higher Level make sure you write in sufficient detail and length - for essays minimum 3 pages - 8/9 key paragraphs
• Focus on the answering the question - in each paragraph repeat/rephrase key words from the question and link to the main point/s made in the paragraph.   

Good Luck to all History students in their Leaving Certificate History Exam 2012!

Remember to

• Pace yourself - Keep to your time plan.


• Plan your essays (brainstorm of key points)


• A lot of marks can be picked up on the Case Studies - Document questions - Retreat from Empire. Know these well.



• Read the essay questions carefully, underline the key words and make sure each paragraph in your essay relates back to the key words in the question. Echo back these key words in a variety of different ways.

Good Luck !

Transition Year Tourism/History Trip to Glasnevin

Transition Year Trip to Glasnevin Cemetery Monday 5th of March

Holocaust Survivor speaks at LCC on 12th of Jan 2012

Tomi Reichental, Holocaust Survivor, visited Lucan Community College on Thursday 12th of January to speak to around 200 people - TY and Leaving Certificate History students, 5th Year German Students and some staff.

Tomi gave an excellent and very powerful talk, detailing his experiences in Bergen Belsen concentration camp during world war two. Following the talk, he signed copies of his book, launched just before Christmas, called  'I was a boy in Belsen'. Once students have read the book, we will publish their comments/reviews in this blog. Watch out for this later on in Jan/feb posts.

A lot of students/staff said Tomi's talk was unforgettable and believe they were very fortunate to have the opportunity to listen to one of the few remaining survivors from the concentration camps. Tomi's message was clear that we should all make sure 'The Holocaust' he experienced never happens again!

See links below to a written testimonial of Tomi's background and experiences (from the excellent Holocaust Education Trust website) and a link to details about his recently published book ' I was a boy in Belsen'. (You can read an extract from this.)

http://www.hetireland.org/index.php?page=survivor_reichental

http://www.obrien.ie/book906.cfm

 

 

Military Archives

Jan 2012 - Check out collections of historical material just released on www.militaryarchives.ie