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<\/a>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. They vividly recreate the excitement and turmoil as the Great War raged and a rebellion was fought on the streets of Dublin, Wexford, Galway, Meath and Louth in April 1916. They give us the words of important figures who shaped Irish history but also the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people caught in extraordinary events. By engaging with original primary documents, students will find a wide range of experiences and learn that the history of 1916 was complex and fascinating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The lesson plan provided here was initially developed for the St Angela’s College (Cork) & Wesley College (Dublin).<\/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 Primary sources needed for the lesson plan: WOMEN – GREAT WAR AND EASTER RISING 2. \u00a0 Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 20 August 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 3. \u00a0 Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 27 August 1916\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n 4. Letter from Lady Clonbrock to Mrs Budson, 19 April 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 5. \u00a0 Letter from Eva Gore Booth to Helena Molony, 1 September 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 6. \u00a0 Letter from Harriet (Harrie) Dillon to Tweetie (Lady Clonbrock), 17 July 1916<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n EASTER RISING \/ VOLUNTEERS<\/strong><\/p>\n 8. \u00a0 Letter from Austin Stack to Maureen Cregan, 18 June 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 9. \u00a0 Letter from Douglas Hyde to Jane Coffey, 1 October 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 10. \u00a0\u00a0Copy of a letter from Sergeant Alex Sullivan to George Gavan Duffy, 4 August 1916\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n 11. \u00a0 Letter from John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 12. \u00a0 Letter from Roger Casement to George Gavan Duffy, 30 June 1916<\/a><\/p>\n 13. \u00a0 Letter from \u00c9amonn Ceannt to \u00c1ine Ceannt, 4 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS \/ GREAT WAR<\/strong><\/p>\n 20. \u00a0 Letter from Peter McGinn to Robert Chalmers, 20 May 1916<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n CONTRIBUTORS<\/strong><\/p>\n Karolina Badzmierowska, Maynooth University, Kildare<\/span><\/p>\n Aaron Hoey, Maynooth University, Kildare<\/span><\/p>\n Sharon Kearney, Bridge 21, Dublin<\/span><\/p>\n Helene O\u2019Keefe, St Angela\u2019s College, Cork<\/span><\/p>\n Derek Shaw, Wesley College, Dublin<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why use Letters 1916-1923 in schools? Letters 1916-1923\u00a0 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.\u00a0 We are Continue reading Lesson plan I – Ireland at the time of the Easter Rising<\/span>
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>1. \u00a0 Letter from Marie Martin to her mother Mary Lewis Martin, 26 June 1916<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n7. \u00a0Letter from Ernest Blythe to Mabel FitzGerald, 8 June 1916.<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n14. \u00a0 Letter from Sir John Maxwell to Lord French, 16 May 1916<\/a><\/div>\n
\n16. \u00a0 Letter from Sir John Maxwell to Herbert Henry Asquith, 12 May 1916<\/a>
\n17. \u00a0 Letter from Lord Wimborne to Sir John Maxwell, 1 May 1916<\/a>18. \u00a0 Letter from Gerald O’Driscoll to his father Denis, 24 May 1916<\/a>19. \u00a0 Letter from Thomas Furey to Lady Clonbrock, 6 December 1915\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
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