The Iron Age And The Celts Flashcards
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Tuath
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The land the celts lived on
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Iron Age
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Time in history when iron was discovered
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Rí
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The king of a celtic society
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Derbhfine
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Royal family of a celtic society
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Aos dána
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Important people in a celtic society e.g. doctors,filí,druids,bards and craftspeople
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Druid
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The priest of a celtic society
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Filí
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Poet of a celtic society
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Bard
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Musician of a celtic society
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Rath
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A fort enclosed by circular ditches or mounds of earth
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Cashel
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A stone rath
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Souterrain
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A passage under a rath
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Crannóg
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A man-made island in a lake
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Hillfort
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A hillfort is like a rath but much bigger and built on a hill
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Promontory fort
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Fort that was built on a clifftop and has a rectangular platform like a table or alter facing out to the sea
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Rotary quern stone
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Stone used to grind wheat and oats to make flour
