HI7102 Ireland in Crisis, 1791-1803
Module Coordinator: Prof. Patrick Geoghegan
ECTS: 10
Contact Hours: 2 hours 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.
This module offers a new way of interpreting one of the most turbulent periods in Irish history. Looking at the rise of radicalism, the 1798 and 1803 rebellions, and the response of the British government, it allows students to form their own analysis about whether the revolutionary approach could have succeeded, and if the constitutional framework in Ireland was doomed to fail.
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