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Leaving Cert History: Ireland 1912–49

How often Ireland 1912–49 comes up on the History papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Ireland 1912–49, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Ireland 1912–49.

(a)In which year was the Third Home Rule Bill introduced?
  1. 1910
  2. 1912
  3. 1914
(b)The Home Rule Act was suspended because of the outbreak of…
  1. The Easter Rising
  2. The Boer War
  3. World War I
(c)Who led the Irish Unionist Party during the Home Rule crisis of 1912–14?
  1. Edward Carson
  2. Basil Brooke
  3. John Redmond
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(a) 1912

(b) World War I

(c) Edward Carson

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Ireland 1912–49.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Ireland Topic 3
2025Ireland Topic 3
2024Ireland Topic 3
2023Ireland Topic 3
2022Ireland Topic 3
2021Ireland Topic 3
2019Ireland Topic 3
2018Ireland Topic 3
2017Ireland Topic 3
2016Ireland Topic 3

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

More Ireland 1912–49 questions

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

Where was Roger Casement hanged in August 1916?

  1. Kilmainham Gaol
  2. The Tower of London
  3. Pentonville Prison
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Pentonville Prison

Casement had tried to get German help for the Rising and was arrested in Kerry on Good Friday. He was tried for treason in London and hanged on 3 August 1916.

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

In which year was de Valera elected President of a reorganised Sinn Féin?

  1. 1919
  2. 1917
  3. 1916
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1917

At the October 1917 Ard Fheis, Arthur Griffith stepped aside for de Valera, and Sinn Féin united behind the aim of an Irish republic.

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

In which year did the conscription crisis unite Irish nationalists?

  1. 1918
  2. 1916
  3. 1920
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1918

Britain tried to extend conscription to Ireland in April 1918. The Irish Party, Sinn Féin, trade unions and Catholic bishops opposed it, and Sinn Féin got most of the credit.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Ireland Topic 3
2025Ireland Topic 3
2024Ireland Topic 3
2023Ireland Topic 3
2022Ireland Topic 3
2021Ireland Topic 3
2019Ireland Topic 3
2018Ireland Topic 3
2017Ireland Topic 3
2016Ireland Topic 3

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

More Ireland 1912–49 questions

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

Which British Prime Minister introduced the Third Home Rule Bill?

  1. David Lloyd George
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. H.H. Asquith
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H.H. Asquith

Asquith's Liberal government depended on the votes of John Redmond's Irish Party, so it brought forward Home Rule in April 1912.

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

Which Dublin building was the rebel headquarters in 1916?

  1. Boland's Mill
  2. The GPO
  3. The Four Courts
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The GPO

The General Post Office on Sackville Street, now O'Connell Street, was held until fire forced the garrison out at the end of the week.

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

Who read the Proclamation outside the GPO in 1916?

  1. Patrick Pearse
  2. James Connolly
  3. Thomas Clarke
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Patrick Pearse

Pearse was commander-in-chief of the rebel forces and president of the declared republic. He ordered the surrender on 29 April.

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