The Viking Age · 795 AD to 1014 AD

Viking Settlement in Ireland

Tracing the development of Ireland's first towns, including Dublin, Waterford, and Limerick.

Key Questions

  1. 1How did the establishment of towns change the Irish economy?
  2. 2What evidence of Viking life can still be found in modern Irish cities?
  3. 3How did the Vikings and the native Irish eventually integrate?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Junior Cycle - Ireland: A History of People and PlacesNCCA: Junior Cycle - The Viking World
Class/Year: 1st Year
Subject: The Historian's Journey: Discovering Our Past
Unit: The Viking Age
Period: 795 AD to 1014 AD

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