A Guide to Ireland on Film: 1916

Private Peaceful film still 2
Private Peaceful film still 2

Ages

14–16

Duration

Medium (5-11 activities)

Nation

Northern Ireland

The films in this resource focus on the period from 1909 until 1922 and look at the background to Ireland, the Easter Rising, the War of Independence, Anglo-Irish Treaty and Irish Civil War. The film referenced in the teachers' notes and with clips embedded in the accompanying Ireland on film - 1916 PowerPoint presentation are:

Michael Collins (1996, 15), Ryan's Daughter (1970, 15), The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006, 15) and Private Peaceful (2012, 12)

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This Resource Supports

  • Citizenship
  • History
  • Twentieth Century
  • Politics

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