Early Christian Ireland
17 important questions on Early Christian Ireland
When did the Celtic people come to Ireland (roughly)
What did the arrival of the Celts coincide with?
When were there Christians in Ireland?
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The pope sent a number of missionaries to the Irish Christians who was the first and when was he sent?
What is the book that St Patrick wrote? What does it contain? In what book contains the earliest copy of it and where is this book now housed?
Brief detail of his life enslaved at 16 and spent 6 years as a slave, explains some of his actions, defends his good name.
Book of Armagh, housed in Trinity
With Patrick's mission and other Ireland became largely a Christian country by when?
In the sixth century many monasteries were built all over Ireland mostly by men, but some by women. Name 4 monasteries founded by men and name to women who are supposed to have founded monasteries as well?
St Enda- Aran Islands
St Finian of Clonard
St Brendan of Clonfert
St Ita
St Brigid
What activities took place at the monesteries? 7
Manuscripts were studied and produced
Metal work and stone carving porduced great works of art
Visitor were welcome
Followed strict rules
Produced their own food
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When was Clonfert built? And Who by? Why was it built at its location? When was the bridge built? When was the Cathedral built? When was the round tower built? When was Clonmacnoise finally destroyed?
St Ciarán
Located on the junction River Shannon,a navigable river, with the Eiscir Riada (Great Road) a great glacial deposit which was the main east-west route across early Christian Ireland.
When was the wood in the bridge that crossed the Shannon date to 804AD VICEROY
When was the Cathedral built? 909 AD KAZAKH
When was the round tower built? 1124 AD DEAD NEAR
When was Clonmacnoise finally destroyed? 1552 by the English
WALL No 1552
What were round towers used for?
Who founded Iona and when?
Which saint founded monasteries across Europe? Which countries did he establish them in and what time frame?
France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy (GIFS)
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Christianity brought reading and writting to Ireland, but what was the first form of writting in Ireland?
What are manuscripts? What was written in them (name 5) ? What language were the written in? Where were they produced? What were they written on? What was used to write them with?
Gospels, psalms, the lives of saints, Celtic Sagas, written in Latin and later ones in Irish. Early Irish History.
Scriptorium- where the books were written
vellum (calfskin) or parchment (sheepskin) What were they written on
Reeds or quills feathers from geese or swans.
Ink was produced from minerals, plants and leaves
Name three examples of annals written at Clonmacnoise? Which was is no longer in existence but a copy of it written in the 17th century AD is relied upon instead?
Chronicon Scotorum
The Annals of Clonmacnoise (copied in the 17th Century)
What did the high stone crosses have displayed on them and what were they used for?
Monks produced fine objects made of silver? What objects did they make and what did they decorate them with?
Crozier
brooches
Gold
Enamel
amber fossilized tree resin
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