REVISION 1. What attempts were made to promote the teaching of Irish in schools?
2. Why did some people have a problem with the teaching of Irish?
3. Other than through education, what attempts were made to promote Irish culture and language?
4. Why impact did partition have on the religious identity of the Free State? 5. What influence did the Catholic Church have on government policy up to 1949? 6. What is a Eucharistic Congress? 7. What preparations were made for staging the Eucharistic Congress in 1932? 8. Who did Pope Leo XI send to represent him at the Eucharistic Congress? 9. What was the significance of the 1932 election for the Eucharistic Congress?
10. What were the main events of the final Sunday Mass of Congress? 11. What was the significance of the Eucharistic Congress for the Free State? 12. How did the Protestant community react to the increased authority of the Catholic Church? 13. What was the impact of censorship on Irish writers and artists? 14. What contribution did Evie Hone make to Irish art?
HIGHER LEVEL
1. How was cultural identity promoted in Ireland, North and South, between 1920 and 1949? (2007)
2. What contribution did one or more of the following make to shaping Irish identity: the Catholic Church; Evie Hone; the promotion of the Irish language?
3. What was the significance of the Eucharistic Congress, 1932? (2012)
ORDINARY LEVEL Write a paragraph on the following: 1. What was the importance of the 1932 Eucharistic Congress for both Church and State? (2013) 2. Why was Evie Hone important in the cultural life in Ireland? (2010)
3. In what ways did the Eucharistic Congress, 1932, help to promote the Catholic cultural identity of the Irish Free State? (2008)
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