Early Christian Ireland Flashcards
Who set up the first Irish monastery?
St Enda
How many years after St Patrick’s death did Christianity spread from Europe to Ireland?
50
Where was the first monastery set up?
Inis mór
What were the monks?
Isolated
Give 1 example of an isolated monastery?
Skellig Michael
Where is skellig Michael?
Off the coast of Kerry
How did they grow crops on Skellig Michael?
They brought over baskets of soil to grow herbs and such
What foods did they eat at Skellig Michael?
Milk and cheese from goats
And fish and meat
Give 2 examples of larger and less isolated monasteries?
Glendalough
Clonmacnoise
Name a town that developed out of a monastery?
Monasterevin, county Kildare
What was an oratory?
A small rectangular church
What was a refectory ?
A place where meals were eaten
What were huts usually made out of?
Wood
In the west of Ireland what were huts made out of?
Corbelled stone
What were huts in the west of Ireland called?
Beehive huts
What was a round tower used for?
To store valuables and to take refuge when under attack
How many round towers can be found in Ireland ?
100
What was a guest house?
A guest house was a building built by the entrance of the monastery.
Guests could stay there
What were scribes?
Monks who produced hand written copies of religious books called manuscripts
Where did a scribes work?
Scriptorium
What is the most famous manuscript in Ireland?
The book of kells
What is the book of kells?
A manuscript containing the four gospels
Where was the book of kells discovered?
Kells, county Meath
What did stone masons build?
High crosses.
