HI7117 Ireland in the Age of O’Connell, 1775-1847
Module Coordinator: Prof. Patrick Geoghegan
Weighting: 10 ECTS
Contact Hours 2 hourse per week
Assessment: Students will complete the equivalent of two essays of c.3,500 words. The first essay or equivalent assignments will be preliminary work. The second essay will carry the mark for the module.
The module provides a new look at the period 1775-1847, through the prism of the life and career of Daniel O’Connell. Beginning with the American War of Independence and ending with the Great Irish Famine, the module looks at the major events of the period including the winning of legislative independence in 1782, the 1798 rebellion, the Act of Union, Robert Emmet, the Catholic question in the 1810s, the mobilisation of the masses in the 1820s, and the winning of Catholic emancipation in 1828-29.
The module aims to develop the nine qualities of the graduate as set out in the College’s Strategic Plan. These include articulacy (through involvement in class debates, presentations and other coursework), inquisitiveness, adaptability and analytical ability.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- critically assess all secondary literature works
- read and interpret primary sources
- find and interpret other printed primary sources
- find and interpret archival primary sources
- form an original interpretation based upon primary sources