The Iron Age And Celts Flashcards
Iron Age
A time when tools and weapons were made from iron.
Brethon Law
The law by which the Celts obey.
Tuath
There were over 150 tuath in Ireland.
Derbhfine
The royal family, the next Rí would be chosen from them.
Aós Dana
The craftspeople, they came after the nobility in the society triangle.
Druid
A Celtic priest
Rath
A Celtic house. A ditch surrounded a mound of earth, with several family’s house inside.
Crannóg
A manmade island with a house on top. It was linked to the mainland by a bridge, or secret stepping stones.
Hill fort
A bigger Rath with a mound instead of a ditch.
Lèine
A tunic
Crois
A belt
Brat
Cloak
An Daghda
The chief Celtic god.
Lugh
The Celtic God of war.
Ogham stones
Used to mark graves, they were stones with the persons name written in ogham writing.
