The Irish Revolution: From Home Rule to Independence, 1885-1925 ADED12061E

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Full Year
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

The years 1885-1925 saw the violent end of British rule in Ireland and its replacement by the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, offering conflicting visions of the future: Irish nationalism and unionism. This course explores the causes, events and consequences of this revolutionary period in Ireland. Beginning with the ill-fated Home Rule Act of 1885 and the first stirrings of revolt in Ulster in 1912, students will follow the events leading up to the Easter Rising and the subsequent political turmoil of violent insurrection, partition and civil war. This course also offers the opportunity to evaluate conflicting historical interpretations of primary and secondary sources that challenge the paradigms emerging on either side of this much contested history. Looking back a century later, students will also explore how the legacies of this turbulent period continue to shape modern Ireland and Northern Ireland today.

Timetable

Live online

Block 1

10 weeks

Wednesday, 19.00-21.00

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

ADED11971E The Irish Revolution 1912-1925 (5 credit / 5 weeks, SCQF 7 / level 1) and ADED1078E Ireland since the famine, 1845-1998 (20 weeks / 20 credits) cover overlapping time periods and offer similar content to this course. Students should be mindful to the risks of self-plagiarism.

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

#ILO2

7-minute presentation (or 750-word script) comparing contemporary primary sources (25%)

 

ILOs #1 and #3

Essay (1,500 words) (75%)

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ Provide students with a critical understanding of the key events, causes and consequences of the Irish revolutionary period from 1885-1925

■ Provide an opportunity for students to critically engage with contemporary primary source materials

■ Introduce students to key historiographical debates concerning these events

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Identify and describe the key events, causes and consequences of the Irish revolution from 1885-1925

■ Analyse and compare contemporary sources

■ Recognise and appraise key historiographical debates concerning these events

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.