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Early Christian Ireland

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  • Name one impact the Vikings had on Ireland
    Founded towns, introduced coins, new words to Irish language, many Irish surnames have Viking in origin
  • Give one example of Metalwork created by monks.
    Ardagh Chalice, Bell of St Patrick, Cross of Cong
  • What is a Manuscript?
    A book written by hand, often in Latin, on sheepskin parchment or vellum (calfskin)
  • Name a famous bishop sent to Ireland.
    St. Patrick
  • Give an example of a Manuscript created by monks.
    Book of Kells
  • What was a Pagan?
    Someone who worships various gods, often with a focus on nature or the earth
  • What is a High Cross?
    A free-standing stone cross, usually with elaborate carvings showing biblical scenes.
  • What is a refectory?
    Where the monks ate their meals.
  • What are Monks?
    Men who dedicate themselves to a religious order and to life in a monastery.
  • Name two monasteries in Ireland.
    Glendalough, Clonard, Kells, Clonmacnoise, Clongert, Skellig Michael, Inis Mor
  • What was the purpose of a guesthouse in the Monastery?
    For travellers to learn more about the monastery or visiting trades people.
  • What was a Beehive Hut?
    It was a small stone hut, shaped like a beehive, where monks slept.
  • Who brought Christianity to Ireland?
    Palladius
  • What is an Oratory?
    A church where monks attended mass or prayed.
  • What was life like for Monks?
    Strict, simple lives, spent days praying, working on the farm, ploughing, milking, harvesting, etc. Copying manuscripts.
  • Where did Vikings originate from?
    Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden & Norway)
  • What was a Druid?
    A Spiritual figure similar to a priest in pre-Christian Celtic Ireland
  • What is the purpose of a High Wall?
    To protect the monastery from raids.
  • What was a Longphort?
    A Viking camp by the water, used as a base for raids
  • What is a Round Tower?
    A bell tower and safe place for people and treasures if the monastery came under attack
  • What date do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day each year?
    17th March
  • What was a Monastery?
    A closed religious community living by the rules of an order, e.g. Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
  • Why did Vikings raid monasteries?
    Full of treasure with nobody to defend them, took captives to sell as slaves, steal animals and food
  • What was a Scriptorium?
    A room where manuscripts were copied by hand and illustrated by scribes.
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