World War II: The Emergency · 1939 to 1945

Life During the Emergency

Investigating rationing, censorship, and daily life in neutral Ireland.

Key Questions

  1. 1How did neutrality affect the daily lives of ordinary Irish citizens?
  2. 2Why did the Irish government feel it was necessary to censor the news during the war?
  3. 3What evidence suggests that Ireland was not completely neutral in its actions?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Social, cultural and aspects of everyday lifeNCCA: Primary - Politics, conflict and society
Class/Year: 6th Year
Subject: Voices of Change: Ireland and the Wider World
Unit: World War II: The Emergency
Period: 1939 to 1945

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