Children at centre of 1916 projects

Children will collect stories about local customs and history in a digital-age repeat of a 1930s folklore project as part of the 1916 centenary schools programme.

The initiative is one of dozens to broaden the new generation’s understanding not just of the history of the Easter Rising, but also of living conditions for their descendants at the time.

The Department of Education is issuing details this week to all 4,000 primary and second-level schools of the projects, resources and supports organised as part of the Government’s programme to mark the centenary of the major event of modern Irish history.