The aim of this survey module is to provide an introduction to Ireland during the period 1750-1891 using three interrelated themes: economies, societies and cultures, political and civil societies.

ENVIRONMENTS AND ECONOMIES: wind, rain, soil; diet: cattle, grain, roots; regional ecologies, economies and cultures; growth and crisis; land, wages, prices, trade; demographic transitions: births, deaths, migrations; infrastructures; Famine and disease SOCIETIES AND CULTURES: rural social structures: landownership, farming, labour; the cult of improvement; household; gender, sexuality and patriarchy; urban society: merchants, trades, mendicants; the languages of Ireland: Anglicisation 1750-1891; belief and faith; POLITICAL AND CIVIL LIFE: the constitution: king, lords and commons of Ireland; constituencies and franchises; parties, patriots and politics; 1798 rebellion and Union; the politics of Daniel O'Connell to Charles Stewart Parnell; agrarianism; unionism, nationalism and republicanism

On completion of this module a student should be able to: - know the sequence and dimensions of the significant environmental, economic, social, political, and cultural movements and processes in Ireland in the period 1750-1850; - understand the interrelationship between those movements and processes; - apply that knowledge and understanding to specified research tasks, particularly those that require an analysis and evaluation of relevant primary and secondary source materials; and - develop a comprehensive synthesis of the subject matter of the module.

On the completion of the module the student should have further developed an awareness of the value of systematic research and evaluation of diverse and competing interpretations of the subject matter.

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Understanding the complexity of societies in the past involves a number of skills that students master. Lectures and tutorials form a single part of the process of historical understanding alongside reading and research. Lectures are designed to introduce a student to a number of themes and events but will never provide all of the information necessary for achieving the objectives of the module. Through personal reading and research students will be better able to comprehend the people, places and politics of Irish society between 1750 and 1891. The learner will become: - knowledgeable of the key themes of Irish history, through reading, writing and listening; - proactive by participating in lectures and tutorials; - creative through an active engagement with the assessment instruments; - responsible by exploring and understanding why decisions were made and their impact on people and places; - collaborative by working together both formally and informally on assessments; and - articulate by conveying ideas through written and verbal means throughout the module.