Leaving Cert History: The Irish Diaspora, 1840-1966 questions

Emigration and the Irish abroad: the pattern and experience of emigration and the influence of the diaspora.

33 past History questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2025 · 4 questions

Q14100 marks

ireland

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ireland

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ireland

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Q17100 marks

ireland

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2024 · 5 questions

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Q2100 marks
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devoy and bonar law

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ireland and the union

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2023 · 4 questions

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de valera

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john f. kennedy

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2022 · 1 question

Q8100 marks

ireland

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2021 · 1 question

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2019 · 1 question

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2018 · 1 question

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2017 · 1 question

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2016 · 1 question

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irish nationalism

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2015 · 1 question

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2025 · 1 question

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ireland

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2024 · 1 question

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famine

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2023 · 1 question

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2021 · 1 question

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great famine

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2019 · 1 question

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post-war britain

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2018 · 1 question

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de valera

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2017 · 2 questions

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pursuit of sovereignty, irish free state

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2016 · 1 question

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catholic church, britain

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2015 · 1 question

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famine

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