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Early Christian Ireland
When Christianity first arrived in Ireland
First bishop
Palladius, 431 AD
Most famous bishop
St Patrick, 432-461 AD
First monastery
Inis Mór, founded by St Enda, 6th century
Example of a monastery
Clonmacnois, founded by St Ciarán
Art created by monks
Manuscripts, metalwork and high crosses
A manuscript
Book of Kells, Kells, 800AD
Metal work
Ardagh Chalice, 8th century
High cross
Cross of the scriptures, Clonmacnois, late 10th century
Vikings in Ireland
Raided and settled 8th century onwards. Evidence found in Wood Quay, Dublin
Pagan
Someone who worships various gods, often with a focus on nature/ the earth
Druid
A spiritual figure similar to a priest in pre-Christian 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
Beehive hut
An early Christian stone hut, shaped like a beehive, where monks slept
Oratory
Where monks attended mass or prayed
Scriptorium
A room where manuscripts were copied by hand or illustrated
Manuscript
A book written by hand, often in Latin, on sheepskin parchment or vellum (calfskin)
Refectory
A hall where monks ate their meals
Round tower
A bell tower for monks and treasures to hide if the monastery came under attack
High cross
A free-standing stone cross, usually with elaborate carvings showing biblical scenes
Longship
A Viking boat, capable of crossing stormy seas but still shallow enough to sail up rivers
Longphort
A Viking camp by the water, used as a base for raids
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