The Golden Age of Early Christian Ireland

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St. Patrick came to Ireland in the year

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432 AD

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Early Christian Ireland is a time when Ireland was known as the ....

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Land of Saints and Scholars

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The head of a monastery was called the ...

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Abbot

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In the scriptorium the monks...

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Copied manuscripts

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Where did St. Colmcille establish a monastery?

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Iona

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What was the main purpose of a round tower in early Irish monasteries?

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To protect against Viking raids

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Which material did monks commonly use to write manuscripts?

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Parchment

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Which famous illuminated manuscript was created in an Irish monastery?

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The Book of Kells