-Mention types of primary source which may be useful in studying social change in Ireland
Diary/ Correspondence/ Autobiography/ Newspapers/ Census returns/ Interview/
Photographs/ Diary
-Apart from agriculture, mention benefits of Ireland becoming a member of the European
Economic Community
Extra funding from the EU was used to develop infrastructure (roads)/ Free movement of people across Europe/ Free movement of goods/ Increased cultural awareness/ Increased tourist numbers from EU
-List major changes in leisure since 1960.
Shift from at home entertainment to cinemas, discos/ DVDs, Netflix and streaming movies have become more popular/ Changes in traditional music styles/ New ways to access and listen to music/ Growth in social media as a source of entertainment
-Explain how the following sources would be useful in studying social change in Ireland:
Old newspaper: Contain first-hand accounts of and reactions to events/ Contain old photographs which can be compared with today’s views to show changes (in landscape, fashions, etc)
Census reports: Provide information on population changes over time/ Contain details on such social issues as housing, literacy, education, jobs and marriages.
Interviews with elderly people: They may be able to provide eyewitness accounts of events/
Historians can ask them questions to elicit further information/ They have lived through the changes that the historian is investigating.
Personal Diaries: Can contain information on such things as dress, food, pastimes, communications, transport, education,/Can show how different events impacted on people’s lives
Old Maps: They show features such as buildings, roads, bridges and land usage/ They can show changes that have taken place over time.
-Give reasons why the Dublin region has seen a major population increase since the 1960s.
Better social amenities make Dublin more attractive as a place to live/ Greater work opportunities available in the Dublin area/ Improved education enabled young people from rural Ireland to move to Dublin for a better quality of life/ Large numbers of immigrants have boosted Dublin’s population

In relation to social change, mention some consequences of the introduction of the internet since the 1990s.
Information can be easily accessed/ Ideas and messages can be spread very rapidly/ People can keep in contact through emails/ Social media, eg, Facebook, Twitter/ People can carry out banking transactions without going to the bank
-Identify the major changes in housing since 1945.
Bungalows have replaced many farmhouses/ Running water now in all houses/ Various mod cons now found in every kitchen/ Most houses now have central heating/ Electricity was extended to houses in the countryside/ Blocks of apartments have been built in the cities and most towns/ Housing estates have grown up on the outskirts of almost every town
-What are the main changes in the world of work since 1945?
(Since the 1960s) foreign companies are encouraged to set up in Ireland/ Industrial estates have been built throughout the country/ Thousands of people now employed in IT industry/
The chemical industry has become a major employer/ A great deal of work has become computerised in recent years/ Manual labour has almost disappeared/ Office work has been transformed by the word processor, emails/ Mobile phones mean that people are no longer tied to their desks/ Large numbers of workers now commute long distances
Identify ways in which electricity changed life in Ireland
Electric lights replaced candles or oil lamps/ New labour-saving devices/ More leisure time
-Mention some developments in air transport since the 1930s
Aer Lingus set up/ Trans-Atlantic flights by flying boats/ Dublin airport opened/ Shannon airport opened/ Ryanair set up/ Regional airports
-Mention some consequences of the decrease in the number of people working in agriculture since 1945
Farming became a more solitary occupation/ Social and community life in the countryside suffered
-Mention some consequences of the introduction of television since the 1960s
Irish people became more aware of happenings in the wider world/ British and American programmes helped to change ideas and attitudes/ Decline in more traditional forms of entertainment such as storytelling