Early Christian In ireland Flashcards
St.patrick
St.patrick died on 17 march 493 and he was the main person who brought Christianity to Ireland . He had his own book called the confessio
Palladius
Palladius introduced Christianity before st. Patrick he died in 432 and became the irish bishop in 43.
Name 3 monasteries
St. Enda (Aran Islands ). St.Kevin(glendlough) and st.Ciaran (clonmacnoise)
Who were the first irish monks and where did they live
Hermits and they lived on skellig island and inishmurray
How many miles where the skellig Islands from the coast of Kerry and what did the hermits eat
8 miles and they eat fish seabirds and whatever small crops they could grow
What did the monks in skellig island live in and describe them
The lived in beehives and they were built with stone so they were perfect for every weather condition, the small opening of the door let the least amount of wind through
Irish monks and missionary work abroad
Columcille was the irish Celtic monk who founded the Celtic monastery on the island. Of Iona off Scotland where the book of Kells was created. 100 years later ionas ninth abbot adomnan would write the book live of st.columba
Monastic treasures in early Christian Ireland
Monasteries grew in size and wealth fro AD700. The inks began to creat some beautiful work of art,they used bronze silver gold and jewels some examples are the Ardagh chalice and Tara brooch The monks also did lovely manuscripts in the Latin off the gospels for e.g the book of durrow and the book of Kells , discovered in the 1860s
Name 2 Celtic crosses
Clonfert from Offaly and Kells from Meath