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SCHEME OF WORKPaper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923

Breadth then depth

Introduction

This document provides a sample scheme of work for Option 36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 that should be adapted by centres to fit their timetabling and staffing arrangements. It is meant as an example approach only and is not intended to be prescriptive. The scheme assumes 19 teaching weeks for Paper 3. Centres may choose to teach Paper 3 in Year 12, to start Paper 3 at the end of Year 12, to teach Paper 3 at the start of Year 13 or to teach it after the coursework has been completed. The separate course planner document provides a range of examples of delivery options that can be used for planning alongside this document.Two possible approaches to delivering Paper 3 are given below, one which starts with a broad overview of the topic and covers the themes, before returning to look at the aspects in depth; and one which does the aspects in depth first then returns to do an overview of the period using the themes. Departments will decide which approach works best for them.

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Breadth then depth

This approach begins with a broad overview of the topic. It covers all the main themes first so that students can contextualise the later depth topics. It then returns and looks at the different aspects in depth.

Week Topic Content Suggested resources1 Introductions Introduction to Paper 3, including explanation of the division into

Breadth and Depth aspects. The background and context to the topic. Brief overview of the period covered in this topic.

Overview from Topic booklet for this option. Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922 (Hodder Education, Fourth Edition, 2015), chapter 1.BBC documentary, Fergal Keane, The Story of Ireland (2011).

2 Breadth 1 Irish nationalism: from agitation to civil war

Introduction to Breadth themes.

Agitation and rebellion, c1774–c1870:● the demands of the Irish Volunteers and the United Irishmen (key

development: the constitution of 1782 and the rebellion of 1798);● the role of Daniel O’Connell and the Repeal Association.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapters 2 and 3.

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Week Topic Content

Suggested resources

3 Breadth 1continued

Agitation and rebellion, c1774–c1870 (continued):● the Tithe Wars;● the impact of Young Ireland and of the Irish Republican

brotherhood (key developments: the 1848 rebellion and the 1867 Fenian Rising and executions).

The campaign for Home Rule, c1870–1910:● the role of Isaac Butt and the Home Rule League;● the role of Charles Stewart Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary

Party.


Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922 (Pearson, 2008), units 4 and 5.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 7.


Breadth 2 British reaction: from resistance to acceptance

Towards civil war, 1910–23:● Edward Carson and the UVF (key developments: the Ulster

Covenant and the Curragh incident);● changing attitudes and nationalist responses (key developments:

the Easter Rising, the War of Independence/Anglo-Irish war, civil war and partition).

Evolving government policies c1774–1922:● reasons for changing approaches to the government of Ireland

(key development: the Act of Union 1801).

Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922, units 4 and 5.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapters 8 and 10.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 2.


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Evolving government policies c1774–1922 (continued):● reasons for changing approaches to the government of Ireland

(key developments: increasing the Maynooth Grant 1845, the Irish Coercion Act 1881, Gladstone’s conversion to Home Rule 1885; the Home Rule bill of 1914, the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922).

Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922, units 4–8.Pearce & Adelman, chapters 6, 7 and 10.


Changing attitudes of British politicians to agitation and rebellion in Ireland c1774–1922; the significance of Pitt the Younger, Gladstone, Asquith and Lloyd George.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapters 2, 6–8 and 10.

7 Depth 1Towards emancipation, 1774–1830

Introduction to Depth aspects.

The significance of the Penal Laws and reasons why they were amended in Catholic Relief Acts, 1774–93.


8 Depth 1continued

Daniel O’Connell and the impact of the Catholic Board 1811 and the Catholic Association 1823; the County Clare elections, 1828 and 1829; the passage of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 through parliament and its impact.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 3.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922 (Routledge, 2003), chapter 2.

9 Depth 1continued

Depth 2Industrialisation in Ulster, 1825–55

The significance of the campaign in the Irish parliament to remove restrictions on Irish trade, 1778–82; the impact of the removal of the restrictions on the Irish economy.

The importance of the textile industry in Ulster; the decline of the woollen and cotton industries; the impact of railways and mechanisation on the linen industry.




Breadth then depth

10 Depth 2continued

The development of shipbuilding; the importance of the Charles Connell and Sons and of the Thompson and Kirwan yards; the work of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners.


11 Depth 2continued

The roles of Robert Hickson and Andrew Mulholland in the industrialisation of Ulster; its impact on working and living conditions; the Belfast cholera epidemic, 1848; discrepancies between Catholics and Protestants in employment.


12 Depth 3The Irish Famine, 1843–51

The role of absentee landlords, middlemen, landholdings, monoculture and blight; the impact of famine on populace.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 5.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 3.

13 Depth 3 continued

The impact of government responses to the Famine; Peel’s response; Russell’s response; the Irish Poor Law Extension Act 1847; the problem of export of food from Ireland; the roles of Charles Edward Trevelyan and John Mitchel.



Depth 4The Irish land issue, 1870–82

Social and economic impacts of depopulation; migration and emigration; consolidation of land holdings and importance of the Encumbered Estates Act of 1849.

The significance of the Dublin Land Conference 1870; the reasons for the Land Act of 1870 and its significance.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 5.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 3.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 6.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 4.


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The impact of the ‘long depression’ on Irish agriculture, the problem of tenancies, evictions and rent strikes.



The roles of Michael Davitt, William Edward Forster and Charles Stewart Parnell during the Land Wars; the impact of the Irish Land League; the Land Act 1881, reaction in Ireland and the Kilmainham Treaty 1882.

Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922, unit 2.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 7.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 4.

17 Depth 5Improving working and living conditions: trade union militancy in Ireland, 1907–14

Working and living conditions for unskilled urban workers; the significance of the founding of the National Union of Dock Labourers 1907 and the ITGWU 1909; the roles of Jim Larkin, James Connolly and William Martin Murphy.


18 Depth 5continued

Events and significance of the Dublin general strike 1913–14; the lock-out and implications for workers and employers.


19 Depth 5continued

Recap

The role of British trade unions in the attempts of unionise workers in Ireland and in the Dublin general strike.

Recap: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923.



Breadth then depth

Depth then breadth

This approach begins with the depth topics. With this approach, students gain a detailed understanding of those episodes before looking at the broad sweep of the themes over the period.

Week Content Suggested resources1 Introductions Introduction to Paper 3, including explanation of the division into

Breadth and Depth aspects. The background and context to the topic. Brief overview of the period covered in this topic.

Overview from Topic booklet for this option.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922 (Hodder Education, Fourth Edition, 2015), chapter 1.BBC documentary, Fergal Keane, The Story of Ireland (2011).

2 Depth 1Towards emancipation, 1774–1830

Introduction to Depth aspects.

The significance of the Penal Laws and reasons why they were amended in Catholic Relief Acts, 1774–93.


3 Depth 1continued

Daniel O’Connell and the impact of the Catholic Board 1811 and the Catholic Association 1823; the County Clare elections, 1828 and 1829; the passage of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 through parliament and its impact.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 3.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922 (Routledge, 2003), chapter 2.


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Week

Content Suggested resources4 Depth 1

continued

Depth 2Industrialisation in Ulster, 1825–55

The significance of the campaign in the Irish parliament to remove restrictions on Irish trade, 1778–82; the impact of the removal of the restrictions on the Irish economy.

The importance of the textile industry in Ulster; the decline of the woollen and cotton industries; the impact of railways and mechanisation on the linen industry.



5 Depth 2continued

The development of shipbuilding; the importance of the Charles Connell and Sons and of the Thompson and Kirwan yards; the work of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners.


6 Depth 2continued

The roles of Robert Hickson and Andrew Mulholland in the industrialisation of Ulster; its impact on working and living conditions; the Belfast cholera epidemic, 1848; discrepancies between Catholics and Protestants in employment.


7 Depth 3The Irish Famine, 1843–51

The role of absentee landlords, middlemen, landholdings, monoculture and blight; the impact of famine on populace.



Breadth then depth

Week Content

Suggested resources

8 Depth 3 continued

The impact of government responses to the Famine; Peel’s response; Russell’s response; the Irish Poor Law Extension Act 1847; the problem of export of food from Ireland; the roles of Charles Edward Trevelyan and John Mitchel.


9 Depth 3 continued

Depth 4The Irish land issue, 1870–82

Social and economic impacts of depopulation; migration and emigration; consolidation of land holdings and importance of the Encumbered Estates Act of 1849.

The significance of the Dublin Land Conference 1870; the reasons for the Land Act of 1870 and its significance.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 5.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 3.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 6.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 4.


The impact of the ‘long depression’ on Irish agriculture, the problem of tenancies, evictions and rent strikes.



Breadth then depth

Week

Content Suggested resources11 Depth 4

continuedThe roles of Michael Davitt, William Edward Forster and Charles Stewart Parnell during the Land Wars; the impact of the Irish Land League; the Land Act 1881, reaction in Ireland and the Kilmainham Treaty 1882.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 7.Nick Pelling, Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922, chapter 4.Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922 (Pearson, 2008), unit 2.

12 Depth 5Improving working and living conditions: trade union militancy in Ireland, 1907–14

Working and living conditions for unskilled urban workers; the significance of the founding of the National Union of Dock Labourers 1907 and the ITGWU 1909; the roles of Jim Larkin, James Connolly and William Martin Murphy.


13 Depth 5continued

Events and significance of the Dublin general strike 1913–14; the lock-out and implications for workers and employers.


14 Depth 5continued

Recap

The role of British trade unions in the attempts of unionise workers in Ireland and in the Dublin general strike.

Recap: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923.



Breadth then depth

Week Content

Suggested resources

15 Breadth 1Irish nationalism: from agitation to civil war

Introduction to Breadth themes.

Agitation and rebellion, c1774–c1870:● the demands of the Irish Volunteers and the United Irishmen

(key development: the constitution of 1782 and the rebellion of 1798);

● the role of Daniel O’Connell and the Repeal Association.


16 Breadth 1 Irish Nationalism: from agitation to civil war

Agitation and rebellion, c1774–c1870 (continued):● the Tithe Wars;● the impact of Young Ireland and of the Irish Republican

Brotherhood (key developments: the 1848 rebellion and the 1867 Fenian Rising and executions).

The campaign for Home Rule, c1870–1910:● the role of Isaac Butt and the Home Rule League;● the role of Charles Stewart Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary

Party.


Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922, units 4 and 5.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapter 7.


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Week

Content Suggested resources17 Breadth 1

continued

Breadth 2 British reaction: from resistance to acceptance

Towards civil war, 1910–23:● Edward Carson and the UVF (key developments: the Ulster

Covenant and the Curragh incident);● changing attitudes and nationalist responses (key

developments: the Easter Rising, the War of Independence/Anglo-Irish war, civil war and partition).

Evolving government policies c1774–1922: reasons for changing approaches to the government of

Ireland (key development: the Act of Union 1801)

Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922, units 4 and 5.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapters 8 and 10.



Evolving government policies c1774–1922 (continued):● reasons for changing approaches to the government of Ireland

(key developments: increasing the Maynooth Grant 1845, the Irish Coercion Act 1881, Gladstone’s conversion to Home Rule 1885; the Home Rule bill of 1914, the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922).

Martin Collier, Britain and Ireland, 1867–1922, units 4–8.Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapters 6, 7 and 10.


Changing attitudes of British politicians to agitation and rebellion in Ireland c1774–1922: the significance of Pitt the Younger, Gladstone, Asquith and Lloyd George.

Robert Pearce and Paul Adelman, Britain and the Irish Question c1774–1922, chapters 2, 6–8 and 10.


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