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The Eucharistic Congress,
1932:
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historical signifcance
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Helping students to assess
historical signifcance

Exploring historical signifcance of

Eucharistic Congress, 1932

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thin! criticall

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"he en#uir$focused
approach
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"o gi+e a clear focus to a series of

lessons

"o clarif for all concerned ,hat the

learning purposes are

"o ensure that the se#uence of

lessons is leading to i*pro+ed
understanding on the part of the
students
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The Eucharistic Congress,
1932

.uestions to focus on signifcance

/roposed en#uir #uestion: In what

ways was the Eucharistic Congress of
1932 historically signifcant?

0elected focus areas

Ireland and the Catholic Church in
the 1921s and 1931s: a contextual
o+er+ie,

Catholic identit of 2ree 0tate

In3uence of Catholic Church on Cu*ann na

n4aedheal go+ern*ent

In3uence of Catholic Church on 2ianna 25il

go+ern*ent

Church role in health and social ser+ices, and

popularit of de+otional practices

Church response to econo*ic depression

0ense of identifcation ,ith Catholic interests

o+erseas

/rotestant identit in 2ree 0tate

Catholics in 6orthern Ireland

The Eucharistic Congress,
1932: an o+er+ie,

/urpose, ti*ing, nature

4o+ern*ent in+ol+e*ent

Cardinal 7auris role

8ublin, decorated and lit9

/hoenix /ar! *ass

I*pact of Congress
"i*eline

/reparation: retreats, triduu*,

Cardinal 7auris arri+al, &lac!roc!
College garden part, state ban#uet

E+ents of the Congress, 22$2' :une

High point: /hoenix /ar! *ass, 2'

:une
4lossar

8e+eloping students historical

literac

;e ter*s: alder*an, apostolic

nuncio, benediction, bishop, blessed
sacra*ent, cardinal, Catholic
E*ancipation, confraternit, curia,
encclical, Eucharist, hol see, papal
legate, pontifcal, rosar, sodalit,
triduu*
&iographical notes

0ignifcant Church fgures %Irish,

international(

0ignifcant go+ern*ent fgures

%politicians, ci+il ser+ant, diplo*at(

7a 8irector of <rganisation

0ignifcant others %4; Chesterton,

Count :ohn =cCor*ac!, =att "albot(
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1932
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1932

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2ocus area 1: "he Irish 2ree 0tate

and the ?atican, 1922$1932
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1932

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2ocus area 2: /reparations for the

Congress
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1932
0ource 2b
"he Eucharistic Congress ,ill be held in the
*onth of :une, 1932, and ,ill be the
occasion of the greatest international
gathering that has e+er occurred in Ireland@
2e, peoples of the earth ,ill be
unrepresented ,hen the Congress *eets in
8ublin@ /reparations ha+e been ta!ing place
for the past t,o ears A
The Irish Ties, 29 8ece*ber,
1931
http://multitext.ucc.ie/d/Official_Crest_of_the_31st_International_Eucharistic_Congress_13!
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1932

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2ocus area 3: "he 1932 general

election
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1932

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2ocus area B: "he arri+al of Cardinal

7auri
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1932
0ource B&
"here ,ere Cust a fe, things that ,e didnt #uite
understand@ 2or instance, ,hen our stea*er
entered the harbour of 8ublin %it ,as actuall 8un
7aoghaire harbour(, ,e sa, the 6uncio ,ith the
8iplo*atic Corps, the &ishops and an enor*ous
cro,d@ De ,ondered if it ,ere possible that the
4o+ern*ent ,as not present@ "hen a group of *en
in dar! coats and soft hats ,ho* ,e had ta!en for
detecti+es ca*e up to us@ "he ,ere the =inisters@
Cardinal 7auri upon his return to -o*e after the Congress
#uoted in &e,les *e*oirs, cited in ;eogh, 8@ Irelan! an!
the "atican# The $olitics an! %i&loacy of Church'State
(elations 1922'19)*@ Cor!: Eni+ersit /ress, 199F, p 9'@
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1932

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2ocus area F: -eceptions for the

Cardinal
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1932
Secon!ary Source 2
Dhen the /apal 7egate arri+ed there ,as
great applause@ 2ro* a balcon o+erloo!ing
the grounds he sur+eed the scene in glorious
sunshine@ -aising his hand to besto, a
blessing on the cro,d it appeared that
+irtuall e+erone in the +ast gathering !nelt
to recei+e his blessing@ ) pause follo,ed,
,hich ,as e+entuall bro!en b one person in
the cro,d ,ho began to sing J2aith of our
2athers@ In a re*ar!abl spontaneous gesture
the entire cro,d began to sing the h*n in
unison@
<8,er, -@ The Eucharistic Congress, %u+lin 1932# An
Illustrate! ,istory@ 8ublin: 6onsuch, 2119, pp@'B,'F
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1932

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2ocus area ': 8ublin K Cit of 7ights

The Eucharistic Congress,
1932

Irish Ties photographic slidesho,

on the Congress
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2ocus area L: =ass *eetings for *en

and ,o*en and the Childrens =ass
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1932
Source -C
)lthough * expectations on co*ing here
,ere +er high, and I had prepared *self to
,itness so*ething that ,as extraordinar, I
a* obliged to sa that in all truth ,hat has
occurred is far beond anthing that I could
ha+e percei+ed as possible@ I ha+e been
inspired and edifed to an extent ,hich is
beond the po,er of ,ords to describe, and I
!no, that 4od in His goodness ,ill bless ou
all *ost abundantl for this ,onderful tribute
of lo+e and of fdelit ,hich ou ha+e gi+en@
Extract fro* address b Cardinal 7auri at *ass *eeting for *en, 23
:une, /hoenix /ar!, cited in <8,er, -@ The Eucharistic Congress,
%u+lin 1932# An Illustrate! ,istory@ 8ublin: 6onsuch, 2119, p@H3@
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1932

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2ocus area H: "he role of Count :ohn

=cCor*ac!
The Eucharistic Congress,
1932
Secon!ary Source 3
0tanding at the high altar, =cCor*ac!,
resplendent in his papal unifor*, had the
biggest li+e audience of his career@
2ro* 7edbetter, 4ordon, The .reat Irish Tenor# /ohn
0cCorac1, 8ublin: "o,nhouse, 2113, p@219@
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2ocus area 9: High =ass in /hoenix

/ar!
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1932
0ource 9&
2lung together in their hundreds of
thousands, li!e the sands on the seashore,
these people ,ere *erel parts of a great
organis* ,hich ,as perfor*ing a
tre*endous act of faith, ,ith no *ore ego in
the* than the sands the*sel+es@
The Irish Ties, 2L :une 1932
The Eucharistic Congress,
1932

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2ocus area 11: /rotestant

perspecti+es on a Catholic e+ent
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2ocus area 11: "he Congress ends

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The Eucharistic Congress,
1932

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1932

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understanding of the signifcance of the
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Dhat diMering perspecti+es on the
Catholic Church in 1932 are expressed
b the t,o historians in 0econdar
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1932

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1932

2or a good selection of i*ages

relating to the Congress, see the
galler of i*ages on the =ultitext
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1932
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