Secondary Schools
gaa oral history project
We are inviting as many Secondary Schools as possible to participate in the Project
This is a project about the Gaelic Athletic Association: our games, our people, our history, our place in Irish life.
The aim of the Project is to record the history of the GAA in every parish in the country through the words of local people.
It is our ambition that this project will involve as many secondary schools across Ireland as possible. We believe involvement in the Project would be entirely suited to transition-year students, but might also be useful for students in other years.
Overall, the Project offers students the potential to engage with history in a real and interesting manner. It also facilitates the development of research, interviewing, writing, administrative, and organisational skills.
Interviews conducted by students will be preserved as part of the GAA Oral History Project Archive. Some of the recordings may also be used in a series of radio and television programmes, while some of the quotes from the interviews will be used in an extensive series of books to be published around the project.
Available on this web site for your information are a number of documents, which contain all the details you need to carry out this project in your school. They include:
- A general guide to the project and to oral history in general, including an outline of what each student is asked to do.
- A copy of the questionnaire.
- A copy of the forms which must be completed.
- A letter of introduction to be given to each interviewee.
To take part in this project, simply download the documents below:
Project Guidelines
Submission Form
Questionnaire
Forms
Interviewee Pack
Leagan Gaeilge:
Treoir do Mhúinteoirí
Bileog Ionchuir
Ceistneoir
Foirmeacha
Pacáiste d’Agallaithe
If you require further information or you have any queries, please contact Ben Shorten at: