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Subjects / JC History / Strand 1: The Nature of History

Local and family history (The Past in My Place)

Connect your own place, family or community to wider Irish and world history (LO 2.11; CBA 1).

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Helps to know first: Sources and evidence
15practice questions

Fill the gaps: 1 · Match the pairs: 1 · Multiple choice: 8 · Select all that apply: 2 · Put in order: 1 · Short answer: 1 · Written answer (self/teacher assessed): 1

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Multiple choice
Which of these would be the most useful source for finding out who lived on your street in 1911?
Choose one answer
Hint 1

A census records households.

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