3. EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND

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Celtic priests who believed in many gods	Druids
Missionary sent by the Pope to Ireland in AD 431 to convert pagans to Christianity	Palladius
Account written by St. Patrick that gives brief details about his life	St. Patrick's Confession
An island off the coast of Co. Kerry where monks established a monastery	Skellig Michael
Small huts made of stone where monks slept	Beehive huts
The monk in charge of a monastery	Abbot
Three items of clothing worn by monks	Long tunics, woollen cloaks and leather sandals
Founded the monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century	St. Kevin
Founded the monastery at Clonmacnoise in the 6th century	St. Ciarán
Three vows taken by monks	Poverty, chastity and obedience
What was an oratory?	A small church
What was a refectory?	Where monks ate together
Building that contained a belfry where a bell was rung to call monks to services	Round Tower
Four types of work carried out by monks	Farming, making manuscripts, metalworking and stonemasonry
Handwritten books telling religious stories. Written in Latin by scribes working in scriptoriums	Manuscripts
Materials used to write manuscripts	Vellum (calfskin) or parchment (sheepskin), quills and ink
Two examples of manuscripts written by scribes	The Book of Durrow and the Book of Kells
One use of a stone high cross	They had carvings that were used to tell religious stories
One example of a high cross produced by monks	St. Muireadach's Cross, Monasterboice, Co. Louth
Famous chalice produced by metalworking monks	The Ardagh Chalice
Intricate gold wiring	Filigree
Example of an Irish missionary who founded a monastery abroad	St. Columcille founded the monastery of Iona in Scotland
Three examples of how Christianity changed Ireland's society and culture	Pagans converted to Christianity/Great works of art were produced e.g. the Book of Kells/Monks taught people to read and write

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