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Archived Version 2020 - 2021

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NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description

The purpose of this module is to locate and examine the age of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland in context. It will explore and analyse the exercise of Protestant power between the military triumph of 1689-91 and the challenge it was posed by emergence in the early nineteenth century of a politically and demographically energised Catholic population led by Daniel O'Connell. The course also engages closely with the economic and social history of the period.

Learning Outcomes




Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Attendance and participation
Assignment Completion40Study Journal: Reflection on assigned and others readings
Assignment Completion40Reading, preparation and writing of assignment
Independent Study21Reading, note taking etc.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable
Indicative Reading List

  • David Dickson: 2000, Ireland: new foundations, 1660-1800, Irish Academic Press, Dublin,
  • S.J. Connolly: 2008, Divided kingdom: Ireland 1630-1800, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
  • Ian McBride: 2009, Eighteenth-century Ireland: the isle of slaves, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin,
  • Donal McCartney: 2007, The dawning of democracy, 1800-1870, Helicon, Dublin,
  • Jane Ohlmeyer (ed): 2018, The Cambridge History of Ireland, volume 2, 1550-1730, Cambridge,
  • James Kelly (ed.): 2018, The Cambridge History of Ireland, volume 3, 1730-1880, Cambridge,
Other Resources

0, In Class/Online, 0, A detailed listing of supporting readings will be provided to students on commencement of the course.,
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