Celtic Key Words Flashcards
0
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Derbhfine
A
The royal family
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Tuath
A
At tuath was a village of celts ruled by a tuath
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Druid
A
A Druid was priest
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Rath
A
Raths were forts enclosed by circular ditches or mounds of earth
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Crannóg
A
They were man made houses in a lake
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Hill fort
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A hill fort was a much bigger rath and built on a hill
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Prommotory forts
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Prommotory forts were built on a cliff fir protection
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Léine
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A léine was a knee high tunic
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Crois
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Was a small rope to hold up a tunic
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Brat
A
Woollen cloaks
10
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An dagda
A
The main god and the god of the afterlife
11
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Laugh
A
The god of war
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Ogham
A
A standing stone with writing on top of a grave
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Souterrain
A
Underground passages in raths
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Brehon law
A
The Celtic law
