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Celtic Ireland
Junior Cert History
Term | Definition |
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Celts | Iron Age people who came from Europe |
Hallstatt | Place in Austria where evidence of the Celts has been found |
La Téne | place in Switzerland where the Celts came from |
Ogham | Celtic writing using lines and dots on stone |
Bracae | Men's woolen trousers |
Tunic | Shirt |
Tara Broach | Used to fasten clothes |
Torc | Necklace decorated with flower designs and spirals |
Tuath | Kingdom |
Rí | King |
Derbfine | Royal family |
Tanaiste | Next in line to be king |
Nobles | Landowners, warriors and Aos Dána |
Brehons | Judges |
Brehon Law | Law followed by the Celts |
Druids | Priests |
Filí | Poets |
Craftsmen | Carpenters and Metalworkers |
Rath/Ringfort/Cashel | Round forts on a bank with a wooden fence |
Souterrain | Underground passage for storage |
Crannóg | Lake dwelling with a wooden bridge |
Hillfort | Fort on a hill |
Promontory fort | Fort built on a headland |
Dún Aengus | Promontory Fort - Aran Islands |
God of the Afterlife | Daghda |
Ficheall | Chess |
Báire | Hurling |
God of warriors | Lug |
Festival on 1st Nov | Samhain |
Festival on 1st Feb | Imbolg |
Festival on 1st Aug | Lughnasa |
Aos Dána | Judges, Druids, filí, craftsprople |
How was society organised? | King, Nobles, Aos dána, Farmers, Slaves |