This year as part of the leaving cert curriculum 5th year history students studied the 1916 Rising. Students focused on the causes of the rising, the week itself, the role women and children played (which is often ignored in history) and the consequences of the Rising. Students learnt howof the 485 people who died during the Easter Rising, 262 were civilians – men, women and children who were not involved in the fighting. This week we visited the Sackville Street Art Project which is on display in the Botanic Gardens. This exhibition has brought together people to build model houses to represent each of these civilians killed during the Rising. Each model commemorates the lives of one of the victims, attempting to shed light on their lives or family. The girls really enjoyed the trip and after all the jubilation with the centenary celebrations it was interesting to reflect on the victims homes and families left behind.
