Northern Ireland Timeline: Terence O'Neill Early Years

This timeline can be used for any students studying Northern Ireland political developments from 1960-65. I have used it when teaching the Leaving Cert in Ireland as well as when teaching the IB curriculum.

The timeline is to be used in after the Terence O’Neill years have been taught to students. Students will use the timeline in order to solidify their learning and understanding by taking key events and individuals during the time and not only determining if these events/people promoted Catholic or Protestant interests but also providing an explanation and evidence to support their arguments. Key figures and events are listed for students as well as a complete explanation of what is expected of them for this assignment.

Students typically benefit from this exercize as they are able to visually understand the events taking place overtime and how these are leading to the coming civil rights movement. Students also benefit from this activity as they are forced to use their analytical skills to determine where to place the event/person as well as how to support their reasoning with evidence.