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Where did the monks live?

A

Monasteries

1
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Who came to ireland in AD 431?

A

A bishop called palladius

2
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Where did the nuns live?

A

Convents

3
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What was a round tower for?

A

Protection if the Viking invaded

4
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What was the scriptorium?

A

The place where the monks copied manuscripts

5
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What did the monks write on?

A

Parchment(sheep skin) and vellum(calf skin).

6
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What was the refectory?

A

The place where monks ate.

7
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What kind of places were monasteries built?

A

Remote, quiet places so they could pray in peace and holiness.

8
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What was the round tower used for?

A

The round tower was used as a look out place, a place to hide any valuables if attackers invaded and also a meeting place

9
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What were monks

A

Monks were men who devoted their lives to God and lived in monasteries

10
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What are nuns

A

Nuns were women who devoted their lives to God and lived in convents.

11
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What was a scriptorium

A

The place where manuscripts were copied

12
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What was a refectory

A

Where the monks had their meals

13
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What the did monks live in and describe what they look like

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The huts were called cells. They looked like beehives

14
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What is vellum made of

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Calf skin

15
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What is parchment made of

A

Sheepskin

16
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Name four Celtic monasteries

A

Inis mór
Sceilig mhichíl
Clonmacnoise
Glendalough

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What was the golden age

A

This was when Irish monastries Had become famous throughout Europe. This period is called the golden age in Irish learning.

18
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What were the dark ages

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The dark ages was when the Roman Empire collapsed and the tribes of Europe were at war. Art and learning was kept alive by the Irish and Ireland became known as the island of Saints and scholars

19
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When did Saint Patrick come to Ireland

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Between 430 and 490AD

20
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What were the two books St Patrick wrote

A

He wrote
The confession
A letter to the soldiers of king coroticus

21
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Give an example of early Christian ireland metalwork

A

Ardagh chalice

Tara brooche

22
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Name the monk associated with Inis nór

A

St Edna

23
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Name the monk associated with clonmacnoise

A

St Ciarán

24
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Name the monk associated with sceilig mhichíl

A

St fionán

25
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Name the monk associated with Iona

A

St colmcille

26
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Name the monk associated with luxeuil

A

St columbanus

27
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Name the monk associated with bobbio

A

St columbanus

28
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Name the monk associated with glendalough

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St Kevin