Early Christian In ireland

Question 0

St.patrick

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Palladius

Answer 1

Palladius introduced Christianity before st. Patrick he died in 432 and became the irish bishop in 43.

Question 2

Name 3 monasteries

Answer 2

St. Enda (Aran Islands ). St.Kevin(glendlough) and st.Ciaran (clonmacnoise)

Question 3

Who were the first irish monks and where did they live

Answer 3

Hermits and they lived on skellig island and inishmurray

Question 4

How many miles where the skellig Islands from the coast of Kerry and what did the hermits eat

Answer 4

8 miles and they eat fish seabirds and whatever small crops they could grow

Question 5

What did the monks in skellig island live in and describe them

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Irish monks and missionary work abroad

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Monastic treasures in early Christian Ireland

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Name 2 Celtic crosses

Answer 8

Clonfert from Offaly and Kells from Meath