The Iron Age And The Celts Flashcards
Tuath
The land the celts lived on
Iron Age
Time in history when iron was discovered
Rí
The king of a celtic society
Derbhfine
Royal family of a celtic society
Aos dána
Important people in a celtic society e.g. doctors,filí,druids,bards and craftspeople
Druid
The priest of a celtic society
Filí
Poet of a celtic society
Bard
Musician of a celtic society
Rath
A fort enclosed by circular ditches or mounds of earth
Cashel
A stone rath
Souterrain
A passage under a rath
Crannóg
A man-made island in a lake
Hillfort
A hillfort is like a rath but much bigger and built on a hill
Promontory fort
Fort that was built on a clifftop and has a rectangular platform like a table or alter facing out to the sea
Rotary quern stone
Stone used to grind wheat and oats to make flour
Léine
Knee length linen tunic that rich men wore
Crois
Item used to tie a tunic around the waist
Brat
A woollen cloak wore by men and women in Winter
Woad
A plant the celts made a blue dye form
Ogham
A form of writing often marked on the edge of standing stones