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Junior Cycle History: Historical concepts

How often Historical concepts comes up on the History papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Historical concepts, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Historical concepts.

(a)A statement about the past that can be checked and proven with evidence is called a…
  1. Opinion
  2. Fact
  3. Viewpoint
(b)A photo of an Irish street from 1900 and one from today both show the same church. The church is evidence of…
  1. Bias
  2. Change
  3. Continuity
(c)Which of these statements is an opinion, not a fact?
  1. Parnell was the greatest leader Ireland ever had
  2. Parnell was born at Avondale, Co. Wicklow, in 1846
  3. Parnell led the Irish Parliamentary Party
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(a) Fact

(b) Continuity

(c) Parnell was the greatest leader Ireland ever had

Your turn: Common Level questions on Historical concepts.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q2
2024Q3
2023Q8
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Historical concepts questions

Historical concepts, 3 marks

Two historians disagree about a leader. What is the fairest way to reach your own judgement?

  1. Believe whichever book is newest
  2. Choose the view you agree with
  3. Compare evidence from all sides
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Compare evidence from all sides

On contested issues, weighing evidence from different viewpoints and asking who wrote each source helps you reach a balanced, objective judgement.

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