Subjects / Leaving Certificate / History
Mapped to: Leaving Certificate History (current syllabus; check curriculumonline.ie for updates) · official specification (NCCA). Topic names are StudyRoom's own summaries.
Working with evidence
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Working with evidence: source analysisJudge sources for comprehension, comparison, bias, propaganda, reliability and usefulness.HLOL 15 q
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Historical concepts and terminologyUse key concepts such as causation, continuity, change, significance and objectivity.HLOL 15 q
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The research study reportPlan, research, evaluate sources and write an extended essay on a topic of your choice.HLOL 15 q
Early Modern field of study: Ireland (1492–1815)
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Reform and reformation in Tudor Ireland, 1494–1558Royal control, the Kildare rebellion, surrender and regrant and religious change.HLOL 15 q
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Rebellion and conquest in Elizabethan Ireland, 1558–1603Munster rebellions and plantation, the Nine Years' War and Kinsale.HLOL 15 q
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Kingdom versus colony, 1603–1660Ulster plantation, the 1641 rising, Confederation of Kilkenny and Cromwell.HLOL 15 q
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Establishing a Protestant Ascendancy, 1660–1815The Williamite war, the Penal Laws, Georgian Ireland and the road to Union.HLOL 15 q
Early Modern field of study: Europe and the wider world (1492–1815)
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Europe from Renaissance to Reformation, 1494–1560Renaissance culture, Luther, Calvin and the Catholic response.HLOL 15 q
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Religion and power in early modern EuropeWars of religion, the Thirty Years' War and absolute monarchy.HLOL 15 q
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The Scientific Revolution and the EnlightenmentNew scientific method and Enlightenment ideas that challenged tradition.HLOL 15 q
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Empires, revolution and the wider worldEuropean empires, the American and French revolutions and Napoleon.HLOL 15 q
Later Modern field of study: Ireland (1815–1993)
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Ireland and the Union, 1815–1870O'Connell, the Famine, Young Ireland and the Fenians.HLOL 15 q
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Movements for political and social reform, 1870–1914Land League, Parnell, Home Rule and the cultural revival.HLOL 15 q
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The pursuit of sovereignty and the impact of partition, 1912–1949From Home Rule crisis to Republic; the Free State, de Valera and Northern Ireland.HLOL 15 q
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The Irish diaspora, 1840–1966Patterns and experiences of Irish emigration to Britain, America and beyond.HLOL 15 q
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Politics and society in Northern Ireland, 1949–1993O'Neill, civil rights, the Troubles, Sunningdale and the peace process.HLOL 15 q
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Government, economy and society in the Republic, 1949–1989Economic change under Lemass and Whitaker, education, EEC membership and social change.HLOL 15 q
Later Modern field of study: Europe and the wider world (1815–1993)
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Nationalism and state formation, 1815–1871Unification of Italy and Germany and the growth of nationalism.HLOL 15 q
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Nation states and international tensions, 1871–1920Alliances, imperial rivalry, the First World War and the peace settlement.HLOL 15 q
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Dictatorship and democracy in Europe, 1920–1945Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, the Spanish Civil War and WWII.HLOL 15 q
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Division and realignment in Europe, 1945–1992Cold War division, European integration and the fall of communism.HLOL 15 q
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European retreat from empire, 1945–1990Decolonisation in Asia and Africa and its aftermath.HLOL 15 q
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The United States and the world, 1945–1989US foreign policy, civil rights, Vietnam and the Moon landing.HLOL 15 q