Parliamentary Tradition

What does parliamentary tradition mean?

Students revise the meaning of the term parliamentary tradition

Students will have come across the term during the 1798 rebellion when comparing physical force vs parliamentary tradition

Daniel O'Connell

Explore who Daniel O'Connell is

Use images such as the statue of O'Connell on O'Connell street and his tomb in Glasnevin cemetery to support students understanding of O'Connell's significance

Revise key events such as the 1798 Rebellion and American Revolution and key issues such as Act of Union

Explore Catholic Emancipation and the Fight for Repeal using pair work

Divisions in Ireland within the late 19th Century

Explore the political, religious and landownership divisions in Ireland within the late 19th century

Worksheet - Students organise key words under the correct heading

Thinking quilt

Questioning

Charles Stewart Parnell

Investigate the life and early career of Charles Stewart Parnell

Research task - students will research Parnell

Matching exercise - match key words to definitions

Explore Parnell's connections with the Fenians

Explore Parnell and Home Rule