St Colman's Boys' School, Kanturk.
Percival St.,Kanturk, Co.Cork
​Eircode : P51NW14
Tel : 029 50768
Email : office@kanturkbns.com
Twitter: @colmansbns
Principal : Eilish Finnegan
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History Theme Page


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General

Irish History Timeline Quiz
Fun Trivia - Irish History Game

Google Cultural Institute - Virtual Museum
Children's British History Encyclopedia

Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greeks - BBC Schools
The Trojan War - BBC Schools
Ancient Greek Myths & Legends (Audio) - BBC Schools

History of the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games Ppt - Seomra Ranga
​The Olympic Games - BBC
​How did the Olympic Games Begin? BBC
Summer Olympic Games Facts - Science Kids
Rio Olympics 2016 - Scoilnet Theme Page
The Olympics - Activity Village
The Olympic Games - Britannica 
The ancient origins of the Olympics Ted-Ed Youtube (3mins) 
Dr Pat O' Callaghan - cf Local History

Ancient Egyptians

Tutankhamun - Woodlands Junior School
Virtual Tours of Tutankhamun's Tomb
National Geographic
Ancient Egypt SchoolAtoZ
Mummy Countdown - Interactive Game to learn about Mummies
Ancient Egypt: Thematic Teaching - Irish Primary Teacher

Ancient Romans

Daily Life in Rome- Mr Donn's Site
​Roman Photo Gallery - Crickweb
Roman Empire - BBC

Roman Times Quiz - Scoilnet
Ancient Rome - Ppt -Scoilnet
​A Roman Gladiator - Salariya
​Romulus & Remus - History on the Net
​Roman Worksheets - History on the Net
Romulus & Remus Worksheet - Primary Resources 


Pompeii & Herculaneum

SchoolAtoZ
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Research Questions - Craggagh NS
Pompeii Quiz - Scoilnet

The New Stone Age

Photographs & Diagrams - Seomra Ranga

The Celts

 Celtic Ireland - Miss Stout's History Class
​Journey to the Iron Age - Wild History
PowerPoint - Primary School Lessons

​Who were the Celts? - Mr Donn's site

The Vikings

Dublinia - Interactive Resource on the History of the Vikings & Medical Dublin 
The Vikings - BBC Schools
​Viking Quest Game - BBC
​Viking Voyage -Natural History
​The Viking Quiz - Scoilnet
​Viling Network Ireland - NCTE
​Build your own Viking Longship - BBC
Viking Weapons -Manaraefan


The Normans

Photographs & Diagrams - Seomra Ranga

The Aztecs

Thematic Unit - Primary School Lessons

Piseogs & May Eve

May Eve
Land Blessing Traditions
Household Piseogs
May Day Stories from duchas.ie


Local History


​Celtic Myth & Legends 


Local History

St Colman's Local History Theme Page


19th Century Ireland

National Schools in the 19th Century- Ask about Ireland
Life in the 19th Century - GET NS

Daniel O' Connell

Life of Daniel O ' Connell - Ask about Ireland
Daniel O' Connell Powerpoint - Seomra Ranga
Quiz - Scoilnet

Notes - Seomra Ranga

Home Rule

 Isaac Butt - Ask about Ireland

The Land League

Charles Stewart Parnell -Ask about Ireland
Michael Davitt - Ask about Ireland

Land League History Lesson - Miss Ward's Class

The Famine

The Great Famine - Ask about Ireland
Power point on the Famine - Seomra Ranga
Children of the Famine Teachnet
Famine Quiz - Funtrivia
The Great Irish Famine Kahoot Quiz

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20th Century Ireland

Ireland in the Early 20th Century- Ask about Ireland

Michael Collins - Notable Biographies

Easter 1916 

St Colman's 1916 Theme Page

1916 Resources from South Dublin County Libraries

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History of Hallowe'en

St Colman's BNS October Theme Page

The Titanic

The Titanic 1 - Ppt - Seomra Ranga
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The Titanic 2 - Ppt - Seomra Ranga
The Titanic - Ppt - M O' Brien
​Titanic Vocabulary 1 - Seomra Ranga
Titanic Vocabulary 2 - Seomra Ranga
​The Titanic Theme Page - Scoilnet
The Titanic Quiz - Scoilnet
​The Titanic - History on the Net
The Titanic - Teacher Resources - Mayo Education Centre
Titanic Projects for School - eHow
​The Titanic
 - Prezi - C O' Callaghan


World War 1

World War 1 on RTE
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (Audio) - BBC
WW1 Unit of Work - Miss Ward's Class
WW1 School Workshop
WW1 Primary BBC
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WW1 Facts - National Geographic
​WW1 Facts - Summary for Kids - Video
​In Flanders Fields - Poem


Lusitania

 Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Ducksters
Eyewitness History

U Boat Sinks the Lusitania Video (3mins) - History Videos
Powerpoint - Seomra Ranga

World War 2

Children in 
World War 2- BBC
​Teachers' Resources - BBC Schools
Children in WW2 - History.org

Audio Clips - BBC Schools
​The Home Front
World War 2 - DKfindout!

Famous People


Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong - Duckster's Education Site

Christopher Columbus


Christopher Columbus -BBC Schools
Spanish Explorers- Watch Know Learn Videos
​Web Hunt - Scholastic
​1492 Christopher Columbus Song - Youtube


Henry VIII

Henry VIII - BBC Schools

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela - BBC Schools
The Life & Times of Nelson Mandela - Seomra Ranga
Civil Rights including South Africa & Nelson Mandela - TES

Anne Frank

Discover Anne Frank's Hiding Place - AnneFrank.org
PowerPoint - Seomra Ranga
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Tom Crean

The Story of Tom Cream - Videos - Seomra Ranga
Tom Crean Ppt 1- Seomra Ranga
​Tom Crean Ppt 2 - Seomra Ranga
Tom the Pole - Animation (2mins) - Seomra Ranga
Tom Crean - Teachnet Resources
​Charlie Bird on the Trail of Tom Crean - RTE
Tom Crean Website - Banteer NS
​Scott's Hut - Google Cultural Institute

Novels :
Tom Crean's Rabbit by Meredith Hooper and Bert Kitchen

The Ice Man by Michael Smith
​The Ice Man Exercises 1- Chap 1 - 4 - Seomra Ranga
​The Ice Man - Exercises 2 - Chap 5 - 21 - Seomra Ranga

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King - Little Miss Teacher

Role of Women in History

Role of Women Ppt
Changing Roles of Women - GET NS

Women who made a difference Ppt

Short History Videos by 
John D Ruddy

The History of Ireland
The French Revolution
The American War of Independance
History of the Conflicts in the North (of Ireland)
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The Easter Rising


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