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Ireland 1801-1921Lessons 27-34

The Easter Rising/Rise of Sinn Fein Partition/Michael Collins/Conclusion

PowerPoint presentations OHTs Other visual sources used in various lessons

Gary Hillyard, Ashfield School

‘Ireland in Schools’ NPS School of Education, U. Nottingham

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MenuLesson 27 Why did the Easter Rising take place?

Overview OHT: Reveal

Lesson 28 What happened during the Easter Rising?OHT: Map of Dublin during the RisingPhotographs: Personalities & scenes

Lesson 29 What was the impact of the Easter Rising?OverviewSilent sentencesOHT: Evaluation of sources

Lesson 30 How did Sinn Fein develop into the major Irish Republican groupafter the Easter Rising?OverviewOHT: General election results in Ireland, 1918

Lesson 31 Was the Government of Ireland Act a real achievement for the Irish?OverviewOHT: De Valera - some questions

Lesson 32 What were the results of the Anglo-Irish war?OverviewOHT 1: Answers without questionsOHT 2: Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921OHT 3: Arguments for & against the Treaty

Lesson 33 How has History treated Michael Collins since 1922?OverviewMichael Collins: Photograph, 1921; Poster for film

Lesson 34 Why was Ireland partitioned in 1921-22?OverviewOHT: Map – Ireland partitioned

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Why did the Easter Rising take place?

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•To look at the causes and early planning of the Easter Rising.

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What are these two men doing?

Why are they here?

Does this change your impression of what they are doing?

Why are they here?

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So what has actually happened?

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What happened during the Easter Rising?

Aims

•To learn about the key events of the Easter Rising.

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Aims•To learn about the key events of the Easter Rising.

How as Yeats used emotion to put his point across?

Why does he suggest the event took place and what was its impact?

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What was the impact of the Easter Rising?

Aims•To examine sources as pieces of evidence.

•To assess the impact of the Easter Rising.

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Aims•To examine sources as pieces of evidence.•To assess the impact of the Easter Rising.

The rebellion was condemned by the Catholic Church and the IPP.

15 of those involved were executed and became known as the ‘Easter Martyrs’.

De Valera was imprisoned because he was an American citizen.

Around 450 rebels and civilians were killed during the rebellion as were 116 British soldiers and policemen.Lesson 29

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Source

Provenance How far does it support the statement?

How reliable is the source?

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Homework:

Last two pages of the workbook – read through and complete.

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How did Sinn Fein develop into the major Irish Republican

group after the Easter Rising?

Aims

•To examine the key developments in Sinn Fein after 1916.

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General election results in Ireland, 1918

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Aims•To examine the key developments in Sinn Fein after 1916.

Task:

Work your way through the four tasks on the workbook.

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Aims•To examine the key developments in Sinn Fein after 1916.

Order of Importance

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Was the Government of Ireland Act a real achievement

for the Irish?Aims

•To examine the reasons behind the Government of Ireland Act.

•To assess its impact.

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Eamon de Valera

• Where and when was de Valera born?

• What did he do in 1908?• Which area did he command

during the 1916 Easter Rising?• Where was de Valera when he

was elected for East Clare?• What position did he hold when

he returned to Ireland in 1920?

Aims•To examine the reasons behind the Government of Ireland Act.•To assess its impact.

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Aims•To examine the reasons behind the Government of Ireland Act.•To assess its impact.

Task:

Using the textbook, pages, complete the worksheet on the Government of Ireland Act.

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Eamon de Valera

• Where and when was de Valera born?• What did he do in 1908?• Which area did he command during

the 1916 Easter Rising?• Where was de Valera when he was

elected for East Clare?• What position did he hold when he

returned to Ireland in 1920?

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What were the results of the Anglo-Irish War?

Aims•To examine the events of the Anglo-Irish War.

•To assess the impact of the Anglo-Irish War and the resulting treaty.

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If these are the answers, what are the questions?

• Michael Collins

• 11 English civilians/British Intelligence Officers

• IRA

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Aims•To examine the events of the Anglo-Irish War.•To assess the impact of the Anglo-Irish War and the resulting treaty.

Using the information in the workbooks, decide in your group what you think the Anglo-Irish Treaty should look like.

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Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921

• Security and Defence – Britain was to have 3 naval bases in Ireland.

• Ulster– Would be able to opt out of the Treaty – so could end up being

partitioned permanently.– A Boundary Commission would be set up to examine the

boundaries of Ulster and make recommendations.

• The powers of the new Irish state– Southern Ireland would have dominion status – granted Ireland

the same powers as Canada and other Dominions within the Empire. This was not independence. This meant full control of domestic affairs, membership of the Empire and the Irish would have to swear allegiance to the Crown.

– Oath of allegiance was watered down.

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Now decide, based on the information provided, how you think Collins and De Valera would have reacted to the Treaty.

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Arguments for & against the Treaty

We have got peace which is what the peoplewant.

We are able to set up our own governmentand rule ourselves.

An oath of loyalty to the King hasno meaning.

This is a step towards independence. We willtake other steps and become fully independent.

We are not in a position to start another warwith Britain.

You may have peace but where is theRepublic we have fought for from 1916?

Your powers are limited while you stayin the Empire and have the King as head of

state.

We swore an oath of loyalty to the Republicand we will not swear an oath to the King.

Britain will continue to interfere in Ireland'saffairs unless you remove her power completely.

We will still have British troopsIn our country.

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Homework:Read pages 156-8 of the textbook and use them to help you fill out the table about the success of the Treaty.

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How has History treated Michael Collins since 1922?

Aims•To how film can be used as evidence.

•To assess how Collins has been treated by Historians since 1922.

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Aims•To how film can be used as evidence.•To assess how Collins has been treated by Historians since 1922.

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SourceProvenanc

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In what ways does it agree

with the interpretation of the film>?

In what ways does the interpretation

of this source differ?

Why does it have the

slant that it does?

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Aims•To how film can be used as evidence.•To assess how Collins has been treated by Historians since 1922.

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Michael Collins, 1921 Poster for film Michael Collins,

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Why was Ireland partitioned in 1922?

Aims•To plan an essay.

•To use keywords relating to causation.

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66% Protestant

33% Catholic

10% Protestant

90% Catholic

ULSTER

(Six counties - Northern Ireland)

Stayed part of UK

66% Protestant

33% Catholic

The Catholics felt cheated by the treaty.

They wanted to be a part of a united Ireland. They

felt abandoned in the new Ulster dominated by

Protestants. From the start they felt no loyalty to the ‘Orange State’.

IRISH FREE STATE

(becoming the Republic of Ireland in

1949)

Given Home Rule, the right to have its own government and make its own decisions.

BUT….

•The Free State stayed in the British Empire.

•Irish politicians had to swear an oath of loyalty to the King of Britain.

•Ireland had to accept the loss of Ulster.

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Aims•To plan an essay.•To use keywords relating to causation.Individually, you are going to

plan an answer to the following question:

Why was Ireland partitioned in 1922?

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