Father McCarthy Class Activity

Step 1. Click on the paper clip to see Father McCarthy's Memoirs ! Hint: take it a page at a time !

Step 2. After each page skim the questions below to see which of them you can answer from your reading so far. Turn to your talk partner and discuss !

It's talk time !

1.In what year does Father McCarthy begin his memoirs? 2.In what year does he finish?3.What events does he mention?4.What inventions?5.How do you think these memoirs can help us in our investigative work?6.Have any of our big questions been answered?7.What have learned from these memoirs about:a)Food and fashionb)Pastimes and leisure activitiesc)Workd)Transport e)School (education) in Tramore in the twenties and thirties?

If you're finding those questions a little tricky, click the paper clip and take a look at the Help me out questions!