In einem Projekt beschäftigte sich der Englisch-Erdkunde-Kurs 1999/2000 mit verschiedenen historischen und geographischen Aspekten von Irland. Einen Teil der Ergebnisse zeigen wir hier (Englisch).


Dr. Reinhard Gaida
Ireland as a subject of the Combi-Course English/Geography
The students are in their Ninth and Tenth form.

They have chosen English/Geography as their subject instead of French, Latin, Social Sciences and Art. They get three lessons per week. They have to stay in the Course for two years. In our Combi-Courses we deal with geographical, historical and political problems of the English speaking world. This year, our main subject is the Anglo-Irish Conflict. The students form groups of two or three and write a report on one of the subjects listed below, using written and electronic information. The internet, WORD and EXCEL are at their disposal at every lesson. Work starts in September 1999. The written report must be ready in December 1999. In addition to this, they give a lecture about their subject in January 2000. The report and the lecture are the object of an intense Evaluation.

Irish History, Historical Geography and Geography, subjects:

The Anglo-Irish Conflict I: From 1169 to 1366 The Irish invite the British / The first Apartheid-Law

The Anglo-Irish Conflict II: From 1558 to 1607 Plantations / Counties / Uprising of Hugh O'Neil / Battle of the Yellow Ford on the River Blackwater / Flight if the Earls

The Anglo-Irish Conflict III: From 1641 to 1704 Charles I's politics / Insurrections / Cromwell / Death or Connacht / Battle of the Boyne / New Penal Code

The Anglo-Irish Conflict IV: From 1789 to 1829 French revolution and its consequences / Orange order / Uprising of 1798 / Act of Union / Catholic Emancipation Act

The Anglo-Irish Conflict V: From 1845 to 1882 The Great Famine and the Land War

The Anglo-Irish Conflict VI: From 1916 to 1922 Easter Rising / War between Britain and Ireland / Irish Free State / Civil War: Green against Green

The Anglo-Irish Conflict VII: From 1932 to 1967 De Valera / Eire (1937) / Ireland in the second world war / Republic of Ireland Act (1949) / The years after the war

Some Geographical Aspects of Ireland:
The Irish Lakes Development and economic significance

The Celts:
Language, history, culture in former times and now

Industry in Eire:

Christianity in Ireland: From St. Patrick's arrival in 432 to the actual Conflict

Emigration from Ireland: Reasons / Fate of the emigrants / Irish life in the USA?

Tourism I Tourism in the Republic of Ireland / Tourists from the Republic of Ireland

Tourism II Tourism in Northern Ireland / Tourists from Northern Ireland

Some reports are presented here.