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Teaching topic: The Great Famine / An Gorta Mór: Classroom resources

This guide pulls together resources on the famine in Ireland (1845-1852) for teaching purposes.

Introduction

This page provides links to lesson plans for primary and secondary classes on the Famine and primary sources freely available on the web; it also points to relevant resource packs in our Reserve Collection.

Classroom resources on the Web

Retelling of Marita Conlon McKenna's Under the hawthorne tree by The Nerve Centre

By year 6 & 7 pupils from Sacred Heart Primary School, Tattyreagh with support from the Nerve Centre's Creative Learning Centre as part of a partnership with the school. Featured on Ulster American Folk Park website. About 9 minutes long.

Resource packs

Resource packs contain loose-leaf, photocopiable resources to support teaching. The following resource pack is relevant to the Famine and is held in the Reserve Collection (on the first floor), available for 3 hour loan:​

  • 1796-1845 HISTORY RESOURCE PACK 21H 

2 short films by 6th class children in Scoil Oilibhéir, Ballyvolane, Cork