Resource Pack 5: 1915 First World War
7 Cork City & County Archives: Through War and Rebellion: Cork 1912-1918
Further research and sources
CORK CITY AND COUNTY ARCHIVES CATALOGUE
The documents comes from the collections B609 Bennetts of Ballinacurra and B609/Add: http://catalogue.corkarchives.ie/Details/archive/110000160
Parts of PR46 Hackett Diaries relate to B Hackett, who served in France, and later witnessed the Easter Rising: http://catalogue.corkarchives.ie/Details/archive/110005533
CORK CITY AND COUNTY ARCHIVES WEBSITE
Descriptive list for B609: http://www.corkarchives.ie/media/B609web.pdf
Hackett Diaries, including short war diary of Barth Hackett, also active at Loos, who received the Military Cross for rescuing a fallen comrade: http://www.corkarchives.ie/media/PR46web.pdf
You can visit the archive at any time to view B609 and read through John H Bennett’s diaries and letters relating to his son Jack W Bennett and the war. Book an Appointment for Research , Get a Readers Tickets and Make an Advance Order will all help you with this process. Alternatively, your class can visit the archives by appointment free of charge, where an archivist will be able to explain the work carried on here. Book a Group Visit
The Grenfell letter may be viewed on the website: http://www.corkarchives.ie/media/1915%20World%20War%20I%20Grenfell%20letter.pdf
ELSEWHERE AND ONLINE
General
APOCALYPSE WWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52cTbhwU8NI
A short Youtube trailer for a joint French/Canadian television series that examines World War 1 with links to the series. Original footage has been colourised and sound added. 3 episodes running up to the end of 1915 The episodes are one hour long and tight editing moves the story quickly. Particularly suitable for transition year but good for Junior Cycle also.
RUDTHESPUD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3UjJ5kxiLI&feature=youtu.be
A six minute Youtube animation which ‘explains’ the First World War in an engaging and quick fire way. It is particularly suitable for junior cycle students, but is useful for quick revision for all ages.
Firstworldwar.com Non-academic site regarding the war, including a ‘Who’s who’ section with entry on Lord Haldene: http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/haldane.htm
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