Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools

May 17 2025 Posted: 15:53 IST

Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley and Elaine Feeney welcome plans to teach the history, legacy and literature of Ireland’s dark past at Junior Cert level.

This week The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) published three moduls addressing the history, legacy and literature of Ireland’s institutions – including the mother and baby institutions, industrial and reformatory schools and Magdalene laundries.

The History module and materials will examine Ireland’s ‘Mother and Baby Homes’, and have been designed for Junior Certificate students. They will engage with Catherine Corless’s work, as well as the testimonies and life experiences of survivors and affected, including individuals from the Tuam Mother and Baby Institution. 

Read more (Thejournal.ie)

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