Leaving Cert History 2015

The 2015 Leaving Cert History exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2015 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 eucharistic congress, pursuit of sovereignty, document analysis · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, 19th century ireland · 100 marks
  • Q3 political reform, social reform, 19th century ireland · 100 marks
  • Q4 irish diaspora, emigration · 100 marks
  • Q5 northern ireland, politics and society · 100 marks
  • Q6 republic of ireland, government economy society · 100 marks
  • Q7 nationalism, european state formation · 100 marks
  • Q8 international tensions, nation states · 100 marks
  • Q9 dictatorship, democracy, interwar europe · 100 marks
  • Q10 cold war, european division · 100 marks
  • Q11 decolonisation, european empire · 100 marks
  • Q12 united states, cold war, civil rights · 100 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2015 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 pursuit of sovereignty, eucharistic congress, catholic church · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, famine, catholic emancipation · 100 marks
  • Q3 political and social reform, home rule, belfast riots · 100 marks
  • Q4 irish diaspora, emigration, famine · 100 marks
  • Q5 northern ireland, apprentice boys, civil rights · 100 marks
  • Q6 republic of ireland, general election 1982, eec · 100 marks
  • Q7 nationalism and state formation, napoleon iii, italian unification · 100 marks
  • Q8 nation states and international tensions, naval expansion, world war i · 100 marks
  • Q9 dictatorship and democracy, collectivisation, stalin · 100 marks
  • Q10 division and realignment in europe, schuman plan, european integration · 100 marks
  • Q11 retreat from empire, indian independence, partition · 100 marks
  • Q12 united states and the world, montgomery bus boycott, civil rights · 100 marks
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