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

A small number of sample essays will be added to this page in the period before the Leaving Certificate exam. The files can be downloaded in word format.

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

What was the important of Sunningdale, Anglo-Irish Agreement and Downing St Declaration

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

Essay – Why did the sunningdale agreement fail to achieve power-sharing

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