Local History
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to conduct in-depth historical research and analysis in local history, using a range of primary and secondary historical sources NOTE This is a classroom based course.
| Award Name | Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
10 Weeks. Thursday 18.45 - 21.45
Further information
Our September 2025 courses commence week beginning 15th September 2025.
There are three ways to enrol:
Online: Visit collegeofFET.ie/mulgrave, scroll down to the part-time evening listing, select your chosen course, hit ‘APPLY’ and follow the steps. Or click the Application Link below
In-Person: Drop in to our campus and speak with a member of our Information and Guidance Support Team. They will help you enrol for your chosen course.
By Post: Send a completed application form with payment (cheque, bank draft, or postal order made payable to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board) to Evening Programmes, College of FET Mulgrave Street Campus, Limerick City, V94 P232.
Please note: for security reasons, we cannot accept cash payments.
Tuition Fee: €240.
Discounts
20% discount on tuition fees is available to:
Individuals on Full Job Seekers Allowance/Benefit, Disability Allowance, or One Parent Family Payment.
Full-time Mulgrave St Campus learners.
Senior citizens.
Please note: Full payment is required to process applications. These discounts apply to tuition only (not materials fees). Proof is required at registration.
NOTE: Skills to Advance funding is available for eligible applicants in employment to up skill. Contact mulgravesta@lcetb.ie for more information.
Programme Description:
• Explain the term history and the role of the historian • Outline the place and contribution of local historical studies in the overall historical context including political, economic, gender, cultural and social perspectives • Document a chronologically organised account of important historical events in Ireland’s past • Distinguish between primary and secondary historical sources • Access manifestations of primary sources including census returns, photographs, oral histories, video and/or film footage, newspapers, letters, diaries and printed documents • Source relevant secondary sources, including scholarly, standard and published academic material in journals and periodicals to supplement and provide a context for primary research • Explain the issues of plagiarism and copyright •Identify organisations, institutions, libraries and archives and the nature of material they house which might be of value in research • Express ideas coherently and in a clear and organised manner • Apply academic and popular conventions in the presentation of historical material and research • Document and acknowledge all relevant sources consulted, to include footnotes, end notes, bibliography • Demonstrate the critical awareness of the historian • Show objectivity and reason in developing and presenting themes and ideas • Implement best practice and standards in sourcing, identifying, evaluating and using primary and secondary historical data • Reflect on contemporary Irish society and culture with reference to the past events of own research and the overall historical context • Evaluate project work considering research, filing and cataloguing data, time management, locating and synthesising source material and meeting deadlines.
5N1296 Local History
Enquiries can be made to adultedmulgrave@lcetb.ie or phone 061 414344