Leaving Certificate Teacher Resources

Some questions to consider:

In the 1720s, Luke Gardiner set about transforming the face of Dublin with magnificent mansions, only thirty years after the Battle of the Boyne.

• What was happening in Ireland/Europe that led to this prosperous situation?
• What effect was the parliament at College Green having on the country before the Act of Union?
• What might life have been like for the women of Henrietta Street?
• After the Act of Union, much of the north side of Georgian Dublin went into decline and decay. Why was this?
• How was Henrietta Street affected by the Act of Union? Why was it affected differently to most other areas of Georgian Dublin?