Physical, Political, Environmental and Social Geography of Ireland

Course Overview

To inform teachers about the location and significance of mountains, rivers, lakes, headlands, seas, islands and bays of Ireland as well as the Provinces, Counties, Towns and Cities of Ireland.

To provide teachers with information and resources that they can use in their own classrooms which they can use in their own classroom to learn more about the Irish physical environment as well as the role of the Irish landscape in the tourist industry.

To bring teachers on a literary and musical tour of Ireland and provide them with an understanding of the connection between artists and the places that inspired them

Learning outcomes

• To understand the importance of Geography in the development of literacy.
• To know a number of pertinent facts about the physical geography of Ireland.
• To understand the connection between rivers, mountains and lakes and their influence on the landscape.
• To study the headlands, bays, seas, islands of Ireland.
• To know the provinces, counties, cities and towns of Ireland and what their names mean.
• To understand why these settlements began in those specific locations and what is their economic status.
• To focus on a sense of place. Highlighting distinctive features of the different counties in Ireland.