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Activity 1: Then and Now: Tasks 1-3

TASK 1: DUBLIN OVER TIME

(For 1st - 2nd class; and a starting point for 3rd - 6th class)

Take a look at the following pictures from Dublin at different times. Two are from Henrietta Street, the first is in the city centre:

View of College Street, College Green and the House of Lords, Dublin<br /> — View of College Street, College Green and the House of Lords, Dublin

The top of Henrietta Street<br />
This image is reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland INDH416<br />
<br /> — The top of Henrietta Street
This image is reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland INDH416

Henrietta Street

Put them in order from oldest to newest:
Why have you put them in that order?
What clues in the pictures helped you decide?
Play spot the difference with each picture:
What looks different?
What is the same?
Look at the people in the photos - how are they different?

TASK 2: CREATING A TIMELINE

Draw a line on a piece of paper. At one end write '1700s', at the other write 'Today'.
Where on the timeline would you put each of the three pictures in Task 1?
Add other important dates on your timeline, of events that happened in Ireland and the world.
Add dates in your life, including the year you were born.

TASK 3: HENRIETTA STREET IN THE FUTURE

Draw or paint a fourth picture of what you think the street might look like in the future.
Imagine what year your picture could be from - make your timeline longer and add this new date.