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Junior Cycle History

What has come up on the History papers (2022–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Common Level.

Common Level

History, Common Level(6 marks)

Three quick ones from the History topics that come up most.

(a)The 8th century AD is the same as…
  1. The 800s
  2. The 700s
  3. The 600s
(b)Which of these is a PRIMARY source for the Great Famine?
  1. A modern TV documentary about the Famine
  2. A textbook chapter on the Famine from 2020
  3. A diary kept in Skibbereen in 1847
(c)Archaeologists at Wood Quay, Dublin, found thousands of Viking combs, shoes and coins. Objects like these are called…
  1. Artefacts
  2. Archives
  3. Annals
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(a) The 700s

(b) A diary kept in Skibbereen in 1847

(c) Artefacts

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Common Level

200 flash cards and 120 step-by-step drill questions at Common Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 History Common Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Working with sources banker5 of 52026
Chronology and timelines banker5 of 52026
Museums, archives and heritage most years4 of 52026
Archaeology most years4 of 52026
Exploration and conquest most years3 of 52026
Genocide and the Holocaust most years3 of 52026
Great Famine and emigration most years3 of 52025
Historical concepts most years3 of 52025
Home Rule crisis & 1916 Rising most years3 of 52025
American & French Revolutions 2 of 52025
Local and family history 2 of 52025
Physical force tradition 2 of 52026
Sporting & cultural movements 2 of 52026
Technology and innovation 2 of 52026

More topics: The 1960s, The Northern Ireland Troubles, The Reformation, The Renaissance, World War I or World War II, Ancient or medieval civilisation, Early Christian Ireland, Fascism and communism, Life and death in medieval times, Parliamentary tradition, Patterns of change over time, Settlement and plantation, The Cold War, War of Independence & Civil War, Women in 20th-century Ireland.

Try three

Working with sources, 3 marks

A 1915 poster shows a Belgian woman in danger and says Irishmen must enlist. What was its main purpose?

  1. To warn Belgians about a coming famine
  2. To advertise a charity concert in Dublin
  3. To get Irishmen to join the British army
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To get Irishmen to join the British army

Recruiting posters in Ireland used Catholic Belgium, invaded by Germany in 1914, to stir feelings. They are propaganda: persuasive, emotional and one-sided.

Chronology and timelines, 3 marks

Columbus reached America in 1492 and Luther wrote his 95 Theses in 1517. Which is true?

  1. Both are in the 16th century
  2. They are in different centuries
  3. Both are in the 15th century
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They are in different centuries

1492 is in the 1400s, the 15th century. 1517 is in the 1500s, the 16th century. Only 25 years apart, yet in different centuries.

Museums, archives and heritage, 3 marks

A student asks to study a 1920s letter held in an archive. What will the archive most likely do?

  1. Let her read it in the reading room
  2. Post the original letter to her house
  3. Lend it to her for two weeks
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Let her read it in the reading room

Archive documents are unique originals, so they are never lent out. Researchers read them under supervision in a reading room, which protects them for the future.

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