{"id":3608,"date":"2014-09-22T10:51:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T10:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xl1916apps.mucampus.ie\/?page_id=3608"},"modified":"2018-09-26T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:47:20","slug":"great-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/letters1916.ie\/learn\/resources-general\/secondary-education\/great-war","title":{"rendered":"Lesson plan II – Ireland and the Great War"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why use Letters 1916-1923 in schools?<\/h4>\n

Letters 1916-1923 is Ireland\u2019s first crowd-sourced digital humanities project. It has created a new online archive of letters written from, to or about Ireland between 1 November 1915 and 31 December 1923. We are collecting letters from libraries and archives across Ireland and abroad. Many people have donated copies of their private family papers to the archive.<\/p>\n

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Ulster Volunteers in Belfast, 1916<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is the educational objective of this particular lesson plan?<\/h4>\n

Different private and public letters from our unique collection are used in our lesson plans and bring to life what it was like to live in Ireland in 1916. The lesson plan provided here was initially developed for the Maynooth Post Primary School (Kildare) and the Glentees Community School (Donegal). The sources used focus on Ireland’s role in the First World War and the experiences of men and women who served at the front. By engaging with original primary documents, students will discover life stories which are not covered in history books and learn about everyday events in wartime Ireland.<\/p>\n

Download the full Teacher’s Pack (.docx format \/ 121kB)<\/strong> to get started. All the letters needed for the classroom exercises are linked below.<\/p>\n

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Primary sources needed for the lesson plan:
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\n1. Comprehension questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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MARIE MARTIN<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 1915<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 26 June 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 20 August 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Letter from Marie Martin to Mary Martin, 27 August 1916<\/a><\/td>\n

\"Marie<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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GEORGE GAVAN DUFFY<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from E. Blackwell to George Gavan Duffy, 2 August 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Letter from Sergeant Alex Sullivan to George Gavan Duffy, 4 August 1916 <\/a><\/p>\n

3. Letter from John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Letter from Roger Casement to George Gavan Duffy, 30 June 1916<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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LADY CLONBROCK<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from Lady Clonbrock to Mrs Budson, 19 April 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Letter from Lady MacDonnell to Lady Clonbrock, 23 September 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Letter from Harriet Dillon to Lady Clonbrock, 17 July 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Letter from Thomas Furey to Lady Clonbrock, 6 December 1915<\/a><\/td>\n

\"Lady<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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GENERAL JOHN MAXWELL<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from Sir John Maxwell to Lord French, 16 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Letter from John Dillon to Sir John Maxwell, 8 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Letter from Sir John Maxwell to Herbert Henry Asquith, 12 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Letter from Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 1 May 1916<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00c9AMONN CEANNT<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from \u00c9amonn Ceannt to \u00c1ine Ceannt, 4 May 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. \u00c9amonn Ceannt\u2019s Last Letter, 7 May 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Letter and statement by \u00c9amonn Ceannt, 10 November 1915<\/a>
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\n4. <\/span>Letter from \u00c9amonn Ceannt to \u00c1ine Ceannt, May 1916<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n

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2. Comparison Questions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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EASTER RISING<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from Edward H. Andrews to Lord Stamfordham, 5 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Letter from Kathleen Hogan to Nancy O\u2019Rahilly, 29 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Letter from Patrick Carphin to Jo Carphin, 28 April 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 1 May 1916 (Typed version)<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Postcard to Miss Macoun, 10 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Letter from Gladys Johnson to Ellen Vickery, 15 May 1916 (images of her included)<\/a><\/td>\n

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GREAT WAR<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from Gerald O\u2019Driscoll to Denis O\u2019Driscoll, 24 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Letter from William Ahern to Lady Clonbrock, 29 July 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Letter from Lady Clonbrock to Mrs Budson, 19 April 1916<\/a><\/p>\n

see also:<\/em> Letter #70<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Letter from Tom Dolan to his father, 11 May 1916<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ORDINARY LIFE<\/h4>\n

1. Letter from James Finn to May Fay, 16 May 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Letter from Peter McGinn to Robert Chalmers, 20 May 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Letter from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 19 April 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Letter from William George Lyon to J. G. Swift MacNeill, 10 April 1916<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>Letter from Ursula Mahon to Lady Clonbrock, 18 July 1916<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n

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CONTRIBUTORS<\/b><\/p>\n

Barney Doherty, Maynooth University, Kildare<\/p>\n

Captain Claire Mortimer, Military Archives of Ireland, Dublin<\/p>\n

Danielle O\u2019 Donovan, Bridge 21, Dublin<\/p>\n

Dr Brian Hughes, Maynooth University, Kildare<\/p>\n

Emma Clarke, Maynooth University, Kildare<\/p>\n

Genevieve Harden, NCAD, Dublin<\/p>\n

Gerry Moore, Glentees Community School, Donegal<\/p>\n

Hannah Healy, Trinity College Dublin<\/p>\n

Niamh Crowley, St. Angela\u2019s School, Waterford<\/p>\n

Pauline Hurley, Beara Community School, Cork<\/p>\n

Peter Keane, Maynooth Post Primary School, Kildare<\/p>\n

Thomas Gerrard, Hartstown Community School, Dublin<\/p>\n

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