The Celts Flashcards
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Derbhfine
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The royal family in the tuath. A rí belonged to the derbhfine
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Tuath
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Small kingdoms ruled by a king or rí
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Aos dána
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Judges (Brehons) Doctors Druids Filí (poets) Bards (musicians) Craftspeople
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Rath
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Forts enclosed by circular ditches or mounds of earth
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Crannóg
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Man made islands in lakes. A wooded fence would surround it and houses were inside it
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Hill fort
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Like raths but on a hill
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Promontory fort
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Built on cliff tops and sorounded by a wall for defence
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Léine
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Knee length linen tunic for men
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Crois
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Used to tie léines at the waist like a belt
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Brat
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Woollen cloaks men and women wore in the winter
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An dagda
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Chief God and God of afterlife
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Lugh
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The God of war
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Ogham stones
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Standing stones used to mark graves
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Souterrain
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Underground passages found in raths
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Brehon law
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Celtic law
