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 !

The Congo - An Irish Affair

Check out this extract from the recently screened documentary - The Congo - An Irish Affair

Partition - The day India burned

Gandhi and Civil Disobedience

Extracts from the film "Gandhi"

Trailer of the film "Gandhi"

Anniversary of "The sinking of the Titanic" - April 14th - 15th 1912

Short documentary about the sinking of the Titanic. Includes primary source material, including survivors accounts.

British Rule and Indian Struggle for Independence

The story of India- BBC Documentary.

 This episode examines the British Raj and India’s struggle for freedom.