Early Christian Ireland Flashcards
1
Q
An oratory
A
A church made of wood or stone where monks attended mass or prayer
2
Q
A scriptorium
A
A room where manuscripts were copied by hand and illustrated by scribes
3
Q
A refectory
A
Where the monks ate their meals
4
Q
A round tower
A
A bell tower and safe place for people and treasure to hide from attacks
5
Q
Manuscripts
A
Books rotten by hand often in Latin on sheepskin parchment or vellum (calf skin)
6
Q
A high cross
A
A free-standing stone cross usually with elaborate biblical scenes
7
Q
Longphorts
A
Camps by the water used as base for raids
8
Q
Inis mór
A
ST Edna
9
Q
Skellig Michael
A
Saint Fionán
10
Q
3 ways to date an artefact
A
Carbon 14 dating, dendrochronology, stratraphy
11
Q
A monastery
A
A community of buildings where monks would live
