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Early Christain Ireland Flashcards

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Where was St Patrick from

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Wales

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What century did the celts and the Romans stop believing in pagan gods?

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4th century

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What age was St Patrick when he was taken

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16

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How many years until St Patrick escaped

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6 long years

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What was the name of the first Roman Christian Emperor

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Constantine

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How did he spread Christianity throughout Europe

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Missionaries

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Who was the bishop and when was he sent to Ireland

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Palladius and in 431 AD

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When were monestrys first founded

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59 years after St Patrick’s death

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What took place in monastery’s

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Monks 
➡️ worked there 
➡ prayed there
➡️ lived there
(They lived a simple life)
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Where was the 1st monastery set up

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Inis mór on the Aran Islands

By St Enda

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Name a famous irish monastery

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Skellig Michael

Coast of Kerry

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How did the monastery’s develop over time

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They became larger and attracted large amounts of people to study and eventually small towns developed around the monastery’s

EG. monasterevin

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Name a monastery and the St. Accosted with it

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Glealough and St Kevin

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Describe the places in a monastery and their use

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➡️ walled - stone walls
️➡️ refectory - ate meals
➡️ oratory - a church where they prayed
➡️ beehive hut - slept, paryed, studied gospels
➡️ round tower - stored valuables, protection

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Name two famous round towers

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Glenadlough

Clonmacnoise

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What was the name given to monks who wrote the religious scripts/books

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Scribes

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Name and describe the most famous manuscript written

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Book of Kells 
Kept in trinity
Contains the 4 gospels 
Dated 8th or 9th century 
Discovered in Kells Co. Meath
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What is high cross

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  • Stone cross
  • Used to mark graves or placed in the middle of a monastic settlement
  • The cross shows scenes from the bible
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What other art was from that time

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➡️ silver chalices
(ardagh chalice)
➡️ stone crosses

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What is filigree work

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The art of twisting and weaving gold wire

As seen on the ardagh chalice

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