Scannal Documentary

Possible Research Topics

Here are some ideas for Possible Research Topics. They might provide some inspiration! I will add to the list as I think of more.Local history, family history and fringe topics are all acceptable as the History syllabus encourages the student to use the full range of historical skills. Here are some examples:

-The Lebensborn Programme in Nazi Germany

-The GAA in Co Cavan — the glory years of the 1940s

-The Diaries of an Irishman in the RAF

-Led Zeppelin's contribution to rock music

-The Sheehy Skeffingtons and their involvement in 1916

 -Ernie O’ Malley, Dan Breen etc

- Battle of the bulge

-Battle for berlin

-Che Guevara

-Wall street crash

-Vietnam war(but be specific like the Chu Chi tunnels)

-History of the GAA

-Victor Jara

-Mayo and 1798

-Ireland’s Nazis

-Archbishop Machale

-W.B. Yeats, Maud Gonne and MacBride-the love triangle

- The I.R.A. grave in Leigue cemetery

- The Mother and Child Scheme

- The Hillsborough disaster

-Lord Haw Haw

-Violet Gibson

-Dr Kathleen Lynn

-Haile Selassie

Research Topic!!!!

Here are some links that will help you investigate your idea:
http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/home/index.aspx
On this site you can search your idea using the catalogue and find any relevant books. It will also tell you what library the book you want is in. It's a good idea to ensure you have one source written by an historian  before you begin the topic
 http://leavingcerthistory.net/latest-news/
This gives you an example of a research topic and might provide some inspiration!
Also it is important to ask yourself:
·         Is the subject historically significant (no credit will be given for historical content more recent than 1993 in the case of Ireland or 1992 in the case of Europe)?

The best way to approach it is to firstly find an area of History you are interested in, then Google it and some ideas might appear. Then if something really grabs your attention you can search the online catalogue of Mayo County Library. 
Enjoy!

Further Notes

¨Even though the leaders were arrested the rising still went ahead. The British pitch capped and hung many Irish.(The cruelty of the British made many people rebel against them)

In Leinster(Dublin, Meath, Kildare) groups of United Irishmen attacked British soldiers but was easily put down.


¨In Wexford the most serious rising took place. The rebellion began in a town called Boolavogue.The actions of the yeomanry and the militia provoked a rising by Father John Murphy and Bagenal Harvey, a Protestant Landowner. They brought Irish troops and bet the English at Oulart Hill.

¨They then took Enniscorthy the next day, establishing one of their main camps at Vinegar Hill. Then the rebels defeated a British force at Wexford and they entered the town in triumph - now almost all of the county was theirs.

¨However their next battle was New Ross which the rebels lost. This was a major defeat for the rebels.

The British surrounded the rebels at their camp at Vinegar Hill. The rebels had more men but only had pikes. They lost Vinegar Hill.


Connacht Rebellion

¨The next rising occurred in Connacht. General Humbert arrived in Killala with 1000 troops. He was joined by local groups especially after defeating the British at the Races of Castlebar. Humbert then went across the Shannon into Co. Longford. But he was defeated badly at Ballinamuck and Granard.

During this time Tone was still in France, he got the French to send more troops. They arrived at Lough swilly but were captured. Tone was sentenced to be executed, however killed himself before the execution.

Notes from today for the footballers!

1798¨
Tone and the Catholics
Tone wanted to improve the laws for Catholics. He went to England with a petition asking the government to get rid of the rest of the Penal laws but Catholics still could not become members of parliament. Tone was very disappointed.
In 1793 the British and French went to war. The British began to fear that the United Irishmen were planning a rebellion. The government banned the United Irishmen. Tone escaped prison by going to America. The United Irishmen now became a secret society and were no longer interested in peace. They wanted a rebellion to achieve a republic.

Attempt at Rebellion

¨In 1796 Tone went from America to France and tried to convince France to support their cause. France eventually did and sent one of their best generals Lazare Hoche to Ireland with 43 ships. Tone was on one of the ships. However bad weather and fog separated the ships. Some ships arrived at Bantry Bay but Hoche’s ship was blown off course. The remaining commanders decided to return to France. The chances of surprising the British had been ruined.¨

How the British Reacted:

A death penalty was brought in for those caught taking secret oaths.

¨The United Irishmen’s paper was closed down.

¨The British General Lake and his troops tortured and killed many people in Ulster and Leinster.

¨Many leaders of the Irishmen were arrested including Lord Edward Fitzgerald.

¨They sent spies into the United Irishmen.

The Rising Begins

¨Even though the leaders were arrested the rising still went ahead. The British pitch capped and hung many Irish.(The cruelty of the British made many people rebel against them)

¨In Leinster(Dublin, Meath, Kildare) groups of United Irishmen attacked British soldiers but was easily put down.

In Wexford the most serious rising took place. The rebellion began in a town called Boolavogue.The actions of the yeomanry and the militia provoked a rising by Father John Murphy and Bagenal Harvey, a Protestant Landowner. They brought Irish troops and bet the English at Oulart Hill

They then took Enniscorthy the next day, establishing one of their main camps at Vinegar Hill. Then the rebels defeated a British force at Wexford and they entered the town in triumph - now almost all of the county was theirs.

¨However their next battle was New Ross which the rebels lost. This was a major defeat for the rebels.

The British surrounded the rebels at their camp at Vinegar Hill. The rebels had more men but only had pikes. They lost Vinegar Hill.

Notes on the American War of Independdence

Indian documentary parts 8 & 9