Iron Age/Celts Flashcards

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Tuath

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Was ruled by a rí or a king there were over 150 tuatha in the country

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Iron Age

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Began when celts came to Ireland also were farming and warlike people

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Derbhfine

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The Celtic royal family

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Aos Dána

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Skilled people were important to the warriors like the judges,druids and the doctors

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Druid

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Very important priest

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Rath

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Were forts enclosed by circular ditches or mounds of earth

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Crannóg

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Were man-made islands in lakes made out of wood

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Hillforts

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Are like raths but much bigger and built On a hill over 50 of them found in Ireland

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Promontory fort

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Were built on cliff tops found mainly on the west coast and South coasts of Ireland

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Léine

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Was a knee-length linen tunic rich men wore

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Crois

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A belt like piece of clothing rich men wore around the waist

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Brat

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Woollen cloak rich men and women wear in the winter

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An dagda

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Was the chief God and also the God after life

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Ogham stones

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Writing that’s mostly marked by standing stones showing the persons name

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Souterrain

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Underground structure

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Lugh

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Is a Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and high king of the distant past

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Brehon law

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Is the body of ancient native law