The Celts Flashcards
In what year was the Tara Brooch founded and where?
Co. Meath 1850
When did the Celts arrive in Ireland?
500 B.C.
Name 4 places the Celts travelled to
Ireland, Britain, France and España
True or False:
The Irish Celts lived in one big happy Kingdom with one king
False
True or False:
The Celts left a written account of how they lived
False, we get our information from Romans who wrote letters to each other about how ferocious and amazing we were
Name 2 civilisations the Celts traded with
Greeks and Romans
What was Ogham?
Ogham was an ancient alphabet used on large standing stones. Notches
What colour did the celts dye their hair?
Blond
Did they like their hair spiky or flat?
Spiky, they’re too fabu
Name three things men wore
Bracae (woollen trousers), woollen cloaks and boots made of soft leather
Name three things women wore
Long woollen dresses, shawl and boots made of soft leather
What did they use to dye their clothes and hair?
Berries and plants
When was the Broighter Torc founded?
1896 in Derry
What was Celtic jewellery made of most of the time?
Goldsessessss my precious goldsessssss
What was a torc?
Essentially a chocker from the past made of gold
Approximately how many kingdoms was ireland divided into?
150
What was a Tuath?
One of the many kingdoms in Ireland?
Name all the people included in a tuath?
Rí Tánaiste (successor) Derbhfine (royal families) Nobles Landowners Warriors Aos Dána Labourers and slaves
Could women own land and be warriors?
Hell yeah, but they had to be nobles women
Name the four people of the Aos Dána
Brehons (judges), Druids (priests), filí/bards (poets/story tellers) and craftsmen
What was the difference between the filí and the bards?
Filí learnt history and legends whereas bards wrote poems about how wonderful and amazing the nobles were and recited it to them
Give an example of a woman warrior
Queen Meadb (Maeve)
What is the Irish for ring fort?
Rath
What was under a rath/ring fort?
A souterrain
What were souterrains used for?
Storing things in cool places or as a hiding place for an unexpected raid
What’s the difference between a cashel and a rath?
A cashel was made of stone, a rath was made of timber
Where were crannógs built
Rivers/lakes
Was it just by convenience they found an island in a lake?
No they built the island by dumping mud, rocks, stones, wood, ect.
How did they reach crannógs?
By bridge or boat
Where were hill forts built?
On top of hills :o betcha didn’t see that coming
Give an example of a promontory fort
Dún Aengus
What was the advantage of promontory fort?
It had a cliff on the other side
Name 2 festivals major festivals celebrated by the Celts
Lughnasa and Samhain
