The Celts

Question 0

In what year was the Tara Brooch founded and where?

Answer 0

Co. Meath 1850

Question 1

When did the Celts arrive in Ireland?

Answer 1

500 B.C.

Question 2

Name 4 places the Celts travelled to

Answer 2

Ireland, Britain, France and España

Question 3

True or False:

The Irish Celts lived in one big happy Kingdom with one king

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or False:

The Celts left a written account of how they lived

Answer 4

False, we get our information from Romans who wrote letters to each other about how ferocious and amazing we were

Question 5

Name 2 civilisations the Celts traded with

Answer 5

Greeks and Romans

Question 6

What was Ogham?

Answer 6

Ogham was an ancient alphabet used on large standing stones. Notches

Question 7

What colour did the celts dye their hair?

Answer 7

Blond

Question 8

Did they like their hair spiky or flat?

Answer 8

Spiky, they’re too fabu

Question 9

Name three things men wore

Answer 9

Bracae (woollen trousers), woollen cloaks and boots made of soft leather

Question 10

Name three things women wore

Answer 10

Long woollen dresses, shawl and boots made of soft leather

Question 11

What did they use to dye their clothes and hair?

Answer 11

Berries and plants

Question 12

When was the Broighter Torc founded?

Answer 12

1896 in Derry

Question 13

What was Celtic jewellery made of most of the time?

Answer 13

Goldsessessss my precious goldsessssss

Question 14

What was a torc?

Answer 14

Essentially a chocker from the past made of gold

Question 15

Approximately how many kingdoms was ireland divided into?

Answer 15

150

Question 16

What was a Tuath?

Answer 16

One of the many kingdoms in Ireland?

Question 17

Name all the people included in a tuath?

Answer 17

Rí
Tánaiste (successor)
Derbhfine (royal families)
Nobles
Landowners
Warriors
Aos Dána
Labourers and slaves

Question 18

Could women own land and be warriors?

Answer 18

Hell yeah, but they had to be nobles women

Question 19

Name the four people of the Aos Dána

Answer 19

Brehons (judges), Druids (priests), filí/bards (poets/story tellers) and craftsmen

Question 20

What was the difference between the filí and the bards?

Answer 20

Filí learnt history and legends whereas bards wrote poems about how wonderful and amazing the nobles were and recited it to them

Question 21

Give an example of a woman warrior

Answer 21

Queen Meadb (Maeve)

Question 22

What is the Irish for ring fort?

Answer 22

Rath

Question 23

What was under a rath/ring fort?

Answer 23

A souterrain

Question 24

What were souterrains used for?

Answer 24

Storing things in cool places or as a hiding place for an unexpected raid

Question 25

What’s the difference between a cashel and a rath?

Answer 25

A cashel was made of stone, a rath was made of timber

Question 26

Where were crannógs built

Answer 26

Rivers/lakes

Question 27

Was it just by convenience they found an island in a lake?

Answer 27

No they built the island by dumping mud, rocks, stones, wood, ect.

Question 28

How did they reach crannógs?

Answer 28

By bridge or boat

Question 29

Where were hill forts built?

Answer 29

On top of hills :o betcha didn’t see that coming

Question 30

Give an example of a promontory fort

Answer 30

Dún Aengus

Question 31

What was the advantage of promontory fort?

Answer 31

It had a cliff on the other side

Question 32

Name 2 festivals major festivals celebrated by the Celts

Answer 32

Lughnasa and Samhain