Early Christian Ireland

Pagan

Someone who worships various gods often with a focus on nature or the earth

Druid

A spiritual figure to a priest in prechristian Celtic Ireland

Monastery

A closed religious community living by the rules of an order

Monk

A man dedicated to a religious order and life in a monastery

Scriptorium

Room where manuscripts were copied by hand and illustrated by scribes

Round tower

A bell tower and safe place for people and treasures if a monastery came under attack

Manuscript

A book written by hand often in Latin on sheepskin parchment or vellum

High cross

A free standing stone usually with biblical scene carvings

Longphort

A Viking camp by the water