History Christian Ireland

• Abbess


  The head nun in a convent
• Abbot


  The head monk in a monastery
• Ardagh Chalice


  The most famous metal artefact from Early Christian Ireland. A chalice is a large cup or goblet used in Christian ceremonies
• Book of Kells


  The most famous manuscript from Early Christian Ireland. It is an illustrated copy of the four gospels
• Cell


  A one-person building or hut in which a monk would sleep. It was sometimes shaped like a beehive
• Convent


  A complex of buildings where nuns live, work and devote their lives to God
• Diocese


  The area controlled by a Christian bishop
• Filigree


  The practice by metalworkers of weaving gold and silver threads to make a pattern
• High cross


  A stone structure shaped like a cross, usually marking the centre of a monastery or an important grave
• Longship


  A Viking ship designed to navigate rough seas and inland rivers
• Manuscript


  A book written by hand
• Missionary


  Someone sent to spread Christianity in a foreign place
• Monastery


  A complex of buildings where monks live, work and devote their lives to God
• Oratory


  A small church
• Round tower


  A stone tower used by monks as a belfry (bell tower)
• Scribe


  A monk who works in a scriptorium producing manuscripts
• Cells: one person buildings where monks slept
• Refectory: place to eat meals
• Infirmary: where sick people were cared for
• Guesthouse: where visitors stayed
• Workshops: where carpenters, stonemasons, metalworkers worked
• Scriptorium: where monks copied manuscripts
• St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain, had a Christian family
• St. Patrick enslaved at 16 by pirates
• St. Patrick had to look after sheep in Antrim.
• St. Patrick lost in interest in Christianity but came back towards Christianity towards the end of his captivity.
• St. Patrick escaped and became a preist and started to baptise pagans.
• St. Patrick quickly started to annoy Clan leaders, chiefs etc and made many enemies.
• More and more Christians were converted.
• Died in 461 CE
• Vikings attacked monks and monastery's for their treasure and gold, Christianity downfalls in the 6th century.
• Scribes copied stories from the bible. Manuscripts were illustrated with Celtic designs and coloured inks.

  
• Monasteries were very organised and had strict rules.

  
• Metalworkers used filigree to make stuff like the ardagh chalice.