Early Christian Ireland

When did Ireland become Christian?

• Around 400AD

• Around 800AD

• Around 1200AD

• Around 1600AD

Who arrived in Ireland in 432AD?

• St Patrick

• Julius Caesar

• Vikings

• Oliver Cromwell

Early Irish monasteries were built in remote places. Name one example.

• Skellig Michael

• Clonmacnoise

• Glendalough

• Rock of Cashel

What type of roof did bee hive cells have where monks lived?

• Corbelled roof

• Thatched roof

• Flat roof

• Gabled roof

What were churches called where monks prayed?

• Oratories

• Basilicas

• Cathedrals

• Chapels

What was the dining room in a monastery called?

• Refectory

• Sanctuary

• Cloister

• Nave

Other buildings included workshops, guesthouses, stables and a round tower. Name one example of a round tower.

• Clondalkin

• Kilmainham

• Dublin Castle

• Trim

Monks wore casula and shaved their heads into a ________.

• Tonsure

• Cowl

• Mitre

• Habit

Who was the head of the monastery?

• Abbot

• Monk

• Priest

• Bishop

Where did monks study the Bible and copy it?

• Scriptorium

• Refectory

• Dormitory

• Cloister