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10. The research study report was briefly the bane of your life
As part of Leaving Cert history, students were invited to write a report about an incident in history that was of particular interest to them. It couldn’t be too narrow or too broad, it required loads of research and it was generally a source of great stress.
Because as your teacher constantly reminded you, it was worth 20% of your final grade.
11. And you still have flashbacks of trying to make your handwriting sufficiently neat and legible in the final booklet
NO INK SMUDGES!
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12. This accurately describes your process when it came to writing essays about Russian history
Sunday 24 November, 2024
Sunday 24 November, 2024
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13 memories you'll have if you studied Leaving Cert history
1. You had a rake of books to lug around with you
One for each section of history you were studying.
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2. And it wasn’t quite as easy as Junior Cert History
Say farewell to your page-and-a-half essays about Cosimo de Medici. You’re in the big leagues now.
3. You had your ~favourite~ sections in history and some historical events that were your absolute jam
HON THE JARROW MARCH! I COULD WRITE PAGES ABOUT YOU.
4. And others that you just couldn’t get your head around
*tries to memorise eight-page essay about propaganda in Germany, fails miserably*
5. It’s been years since you did Leaving Cert history but you could still waffle on about the Coleraine University Controversy if needs be
John Hume! The University for Derry Committee! The Lockwood Report!
6. You had history exam predictions down to a fine art
“The Eucharistic Congress hasn’t come up since 2007, which means it’s bound to come up this year.”
7. And you actively prayed that the State Examinations Commission wouldn’t let you down
“Please don’t trick me and put The Apprentice Boys of Derry on the paper for the second year in a row.”
8. You still have memories of the absolute hand cramps you had after every history exam
Your hands were invariably left gnarled and covered in ink stains after a marathon essay-writing session.
9. This was you the night before your exam
10. The research study report was briefly the bane of your life
As part of Leaving Cert history, students were invited to write a report about an incident in history that was of particular interest to them. It couldn’t be too narrow or too broad, it required loads of research and it was generally a source of great stress.
Because as your teacher constantly reminded you, it was worth 20% of your final grade.
11. And you still have flashbacks of trying to make your handwriting sufficiently neat and legible in the final booklet
NO INK SMUDGES!
Whoops!
We couldn't find this Tweet
12. This accurately describes your process when it came to writing essays about Russian history
13. All in all, it really wasn’t for the faint-hearted
If you made it through Leaving Cert History, we salute you.
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Craic Leaving Cert screens whole lotta history