Iron Age And Celts Flashcards
Brehon law
Brehon Law is the body of ancient native law which was generally operational in Gaelic areas until the completion of the English conquest of Ireland in the early 17th century.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the period of European history that dates from around 800 BC to the Roman Conquest when iron was first used instead of bronze to make tools and
Annals
A number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of the 17th century.
Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days. Over time, the obituaries of priests, abbots and bishops were added, along with that of notable political events.
Tuath
The Tuath. In the distant past the term tuath signified a clan or tribal family. In later times it came to mean a unit of territory namely the ancestral or patrimonial …
Rí
The rí was the king
Derbhine
Derbhine was the royal family
Aos dána
The aos dána were the highly respected e.g doctors and craftsmen
Druids
The Druids were priests.
Filí
The filí were the pouts etc…
Bard
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Rath
Raths were ring forts or cashels were family’s lived
Cashel
A cashel is a stone rath
Souterrains
Souterrains crannóg hillfort promontory fort rotary quern stone liéne
Crannógs
Were man made islands
Hillforts
Hillforts were much like raths but much bigger and build on a hill
