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Chapter 4
Early Christian Ireland
Term | Definition |
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Oratory | a small church |
Beehive huts | small stone huts where monks lived |
Round tower | tall towers built in Irish monasteries used as storage or as places of refuge |
The Book of Kells | a famous Irish manuscript produced by monks |
Filigree work | the art of twisting and weaving gold wire |
High crosses | decorative crosses made by the monks |
Abbot | the monk in charge of the monastery |
Scriptorium | a special room in a monastery where manuscripts were copied |