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Chapter 4 Ireland
Early christian Ireland
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does pagan mean | someone who worships various Gods, often with a focus on nature or the earth |
| who was a druid | a spiritual figure similar to a priest in pre-Christian Celtic Ireland |
| what was a monastary | a closed religious community living by the rules of an order |
| who was a monk | a man dedicated to a religious order and to life in a monastery |
| what was a beehive hut | an early christian stone hut, shaped like a beehive, where monks slept |
| what was an oratory | where monks attended mass or prayed |
| what was a scriptorium | a room where manuscripts were copied by hand and illustrated |
| what was a manuscript | a book written by hand, often in Latin, on sheepskin parchment or vellum(calfskin) |
| what was a refectory | the hall where the monks ate their meals |
| what was a round tower | a bell tower and safe place for people (and treasures) if the monastery came under attack |
| what was a high cross | a free standing stone cross, usually with elaborate carvings showing biblical scenes |
| what was a longship | a viking boat, capable of crossing stormy seas but still shallow enough to sail up rivers |
| what was a longphort | a Viking camp by the water, used as a base for raids |
| who was the most famous bishop to travel to Ireland | St Patrick |
| when st patrick was a slave brought to Ireland what age was he | 16 years old |
| when was the first monastery created | around AD500 |
| what was the name of the first monastery | Inis Mór |
| name some or all monastery's in Ireland | sceilg mhicíl, inis mór, clonmacnoise, clonfert, ardmore, kildare, glendalough, tallaght, clonard, kells, monasterboice, derry |
| name some buildings/things in a monastary | Refectory, Round tower, Graveyard, Oratory, Scriptorium, Guesthouses, Wall, Fields |
| name some manuscripts | Cthach of St Columba(the oldest manuscript), Book of Durrow, Book of Kells(the most famous manuscript) |
| name some metalwork from early christian Ireland | Ardagh Chalice, Derrynaflan Chalice, Bell of St Patrick and its Shrine, Cross of Cong |
| name two stone crosses | Cross of the Scriptures, Muiredach's Cross |
| what is the time when Irish monks went abroad to convert Europe to Christianity called | the golden era of monastery |
| name some monastery's abroad | Milan, Vienna, paris, salzburg |
| what monastery's did St Columbanus make abroad | luxeuil, Bobbio, |
| what county's were originally longphorts | Wexford, Waterford, Limerick, Dublin |
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