# Junior Cert History: Modern Ireland & Society questions

> Every Junior Cert History exam question on Modern Ireland & Society, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

Canonical: https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/history/topic/modern-ireland-society

The Northern Ireland Troubles and peace process, women in twentieth-century Ireland, sporting and cultural movements, the 1960s, and a pattern of change in life and society.

8 past History questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q7 (42 marks): source analysis, historical significance - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)
- Q8 (42 marks): source analysis, primary and secondary sources, historical terms - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=15)

### 2025

- Q6 (57 marks): chronology, source analysis - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)
- Q8 (36 marks): primary and secondary sources, historical significance - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=18)

### 2024

- Q8 (36 marks): source analysis, primary and secondary sources - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=23) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=15)

### 2023

- Q7 (27 marks): archives, source analysis, cause and consequence - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=16)
- Q8 (57 marks): chronology, source analysis - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=22) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=17)

### 2022

- Q8 (42 marks): museums and heritage, historical significance - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=16)

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