Course details
The aim of the course is to introduce students to, familiarise them with, and inculcate an advanced understanding of, the events of, sources for the study of, lines of historiographical enquiry relating to, and social memory and commemoration of, the revolutionary decade in modern Irish history from the start of the crisis over the third home rule bill in 1912 to the conclusion of the Irish civil war in 1923.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- evaluate the significance of the principal issues and problems of the ‘revolutionary decade’ in modern Irish history, 1912-23
- summarise the competing interpretations of the significance of the events of the ‘revolutionary decade’
- compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of public and academic histories of the ‘revolutionary decade’
- evaluate and incorporate new insights informed by the forefront of the field of learning;
- judge the value of the source material available for the study of this period
- assess the contribution of the work of specific historians to our understating of the ‘revolutionary decade’
Course Details
The first module, Sources and debates in the Irish revolution, will examine contemporary writings, speeches and debates of the revolutionary period, with the attention on such figures as Padraig Pearse, James Connolly, Edward Carson, James Craig, David Lloyd George, Arthur Griffith, Terence MacSwiney, Constance Markiewicz, and many others. Students will also be introduced to the source material available for the study of the period, in both manuscript and on-line form, such as government archives, newspapers, IRA pension applications, Bureau of Military History testimonies, police records, and the like.The second module, Historiography of the Irish revolution, examines the arguments and interpretation of the events by historians from the 1920s to the present day.
The final module, Public history, Commemoration, and the Irish Revolution, focuses on the role of ‘public history’, that is, the use of the events of this ‘revolutionary decade’ by politicians and other groups and inpiduals to promote contemporary agendas.
The research module gives candidates the opportunity to explore in depth the subject matter of their proposal.
Programme Requirements
Students take modules to the value of 90 credits comprising taught modules to the value of 45 credits (Part I) and a dissertation to the value of 45 credits (Part II).
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
- HI6042 Sources and debates in the Irish revolution (15 credits);
- HI6049 Historiography of the Irish revolution (15 credits)
- HI6050 Public history, commemoration, and the Irish revolution (15 credits)
Part II
- HI6100 History Dissertation (45 credits)
A dissertation of a maximum of 20,000 words must be submitted by a specified date in September.
Detailed Entry Requirements
The entry requirement is a primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 1 (or equivalent) in History or a cognate discipline.
Candidates who hold a primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 2 in History or a cognate discipline will also be considered subject to a written expression of interest and/or interview consistent with the school selection procedures.
In exceptional circumstances, substantial professional experience in a relevant and related field of employment (such as, but not restricted to, teaching, archives, museums, the heritage or tourism industries), that equip the candidate with the knowledge, skills and attributes required to undertake an MA programme, may be accepted as compensating for the absence of an undergraduate degree to the required standard. All such applications to be considered on a case by case basis by the programme co-ordinator and would be subject to the approval of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science.
Assessment
The programme utilises a variety of continuous assessment methods, including essays, book reviews and the analysis of document, artefacts, and televisual and cinematic productions. There are no written examinations.
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Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
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