Sample Essays

Please note – these sample essays do not guarantee any mark in the actual exam – they have been added to this website for study and research purposes only

Smaple Essays for this section of the course will be added here before the leaving cert exam

Sample Essay – Who was more influential as Prime Minister, Basil Brooke or Terence O’Neill?

Sample Essay – Why were the activities of the Apprentice Boys a source of tension in Derry?

Sample Essay – What was the importance of the Sunningdale Agreement, 1973, the Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 and the Downing St Declaration 1993 ?

Sample Essay – Why was the choice of Coleraine as the site for Northern Ireland?

Sample Essay – Why did the Sunningdale Agreement fail to achieve power-sharing?

Sample Essay – How successful was the government of Northern Ireland in responding to social and economic problems, 1949 to 1969?