Early Ireland Flashcards
1
Q
When did the first people settle into Ireland
A
9,000 years ago
2
Q
What did people depend on
A
Land to live
3
Q
What were the first people known as
A
Mesolithic
4
Q
What were the weapons made of
A
Stone (Flint stone)
5
Q
What is Flint stone
A
Hard rock when broken becomes sharp
6
Q
What tools did they make
A
Spears, axe heads, knives
7
Q
What were Mesolithic homes like
A
- Small to contain heat
- Had a fire in the centre (hole in roof)
- Animal skin to cover huts
- Dark and smoky
8
Q
What was food like in Mesolithic times
A
- Hunted & gathered
- Varied diet
9
Q
What stone did Neolithic people use
A
Porcellinite
10
Q
Where did the Neolithic find this stone
A
Antrim and rathin island
11
Q
How did Neolithic build their homes
A
- Thick planks were placed in ground
- Walls were weaved with branches through planks
- Mud & straw mixture (wattle & daub) was plastered on walls
- A roof of thatched reeds were placed on top
12
Q
What were clothes like
A
- Dyed by berries
- Sheep wool
- Jewllery made from bones and stones (found in Lough Gur)
13
Q
How was pottery made
A
- Clay
- Moulding wet clay with fists
- Baked in the fire
- Patterns=sticks or fingernails
14
Q
What was the tuath
A
Celtic society/Ireland was divided into small kingdoms there was 150 of these
15
Q
Describe a fulacht fiadh
A
Method of cooking;
- Dig a pit beside a river
- Fill it with water
- Heat stones on fire and place in the water
- Wrap meat in straw and place in water to boil
