Leaving Cert History 2024

The 2024 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 2024 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 dictatorship and democracy, stalin's show trials, documents-based question · 100 marks
  • Q1 ireland and the union, social and economic developments · 100 marks
  • Q1 irish diaspora, emigration · 100 marks
  • Q1 pursuit of sovereignty, decade of revolutionary change · 100 marks
  • Q1 republic of ireland, role of women · 100 marks
  • Q1 politics and society in northern ireland, brookeborough · 100 marks
  • Q1 nationalism and state formation, german unification · 100 marks
  • Q1 movements for political and social reform, land reform · 100 marks
  • Q1 division and realignment in europe, cold war · 100 marks
  • Q1 nation states and international tensions, german foreign policy · 100 marks
  • Q1 united states and the world, harry truman · 100 marks
  • Q1 european retreat from empire, decolonisation in africa · 100 marks
  • Q2 irish diaspora, grosse isle · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, daniel o'connell · 100 marks
  • Q2 nationalism and state formation, peel and owen · 100 marks
  • Q2 united states and the world, montgomery bus boycott · 100 marks
  • Q2 division and realignment in europe, western economies · 100 marks
  • Q2 european retreat from empire, suez and katanga · 100 marks
  • Q2 republic of ireland, irish governments · 100 marks
  • Q2 politics and society in northern ireland, civil rights movement · 100 marks
  • Q2 pursuit of sovereignty, northern ireland government · 100 marks
  • Q2 movements for political and social reform, home rule · 100 marks
  • Q2 nation states and international tensions, industrial development · 100 marks
  • Q3 republic of ireland, economic expansion and eec · 100 marks
  • Q3 irish diaspora, devoy and bonar law · 100 marks
  • Q3 united states and the world, changing role of women · 100 marks
  • Q3 nationalism and state formation, italian unification · 100 marks
  • Q3 ireland and the union, fenianism · 100 marks
  • Q3 european retreat from empire, multi-racial societies · 100 marks
  • Q3 movements for political and social reform, carson and redmond · 100 marks
  • Q3 politics and society in northern ireland, agreements and peace process · 100 marks
  • Q3 division and realignment in europe, margaret thatcher · 100 marks
  • Q3 pursuit of sovereignty, de valera · 100 marks
  • Q3 nation states and international tensions, anti-semitism · 100 marks
  • Q4 nation states and international tensions, post-world war i europe · 100 marks
  • Q4 pursuit of sovereignty, eucharistic congress · 100 marks
  • Q4 irish diaspora, irish missionaries · 100 marks
  • Q4 politics and society in northern ireland, religion and culture · 100 marks
  • Q4 european retreat from empire, independence leaders · 100 marks
  • Q4 republic of ireland, culture · 100 marks
  • Q4 movements for political and social reform, culture and society · 100 marks
  • Q4 nationalism and state formation, history of science · 100 marks
  • Q4 ireland and the union, cultural and religious identity · 100 marks
  • Q4 division and realignment in europe, solzhenitsyn and de beauvoir · 100 marks
  • Q4 united states and the world, moon landing and star wars · 100 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2024 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 dictatorship and democracy, stalin, show trials, soviet russia · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, catholic church, famine · 100 marks
  • Q3 political and social reform, home rule, land reform · 100 marks
  • Q4 pursuit of sovereignty, 1916 rising, partition · 100 marks
  • Q5 irish diaspora, emigration, famine · 100 marks
  • Q6 northern ireland, the troubles, civil rights · 100 marks
  • Q7 republic of ireland, economy, eec · 100 marks
  • Q8 nationalism and state formation, police reform, robert peel · 100 marks
  • Q9 nation states and international tensions, naval expansion, world war i · 100 marks
  • Q10 division and realignment in europe, cold war, soviet union · 100 marks
  • Q11 retreat from empire, decolonisation, indian independence · 100 marks
  • Q12 united states and the world, vietnam war, cold war · 100 marks
  • Q13 dictatorship and democracy, jarrow march, unemployment · 30 marks
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