Exploring people, culture and ideas
Learning Outcome 2.6: Consider the historical significance of Christianity on the island of Ireland, including its contribution to culture and society in the Early Christian period.
teachers! free online course - Explore the history of Ireland using the remarkable Book of Kells
Background
national geographic - who were the celts?
ST. PATRICK
TOURISM IRELAND - WHO WAS ST. PATRICK?
belfast high school history - st. patrick explained
confessio - read st. patrick's 'the confession'
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLACES AND BUILDINGS
MONASTERIES and built remains
PETER COX PHOTOGRAPHY - THE WONDER OF SKELLIG MICHAEL
CIARAN CASSIDY - DRONE FOOTAGE OF GLENDALOUGH
HISTORY MATTERS 365 -
ARDMORE, CO. WATERFORD
Ardmore Round Tower & Ogham Stone #waterford #heritage #JCHist pic.twitter.com/c6RM1fr3ha
— History Matters (@Hist_Matters) September 28, 2014
CLONMACNOISE, CO. OFFALY
Early Christian Ireland, Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly, founded by St. Ciaran http://t.co/CxFByllcjy #offaly #heritage pic.twitter.com/tqA2TOTt6K
— History Matters 365 (@Hist_Matters) April 1, 2015
the irish times - Ireland’s high crosses: medieval art and engineering
MAKING Manuscripts
RTÉ NEWS - THE BOOK OF KELLS
RTÉ Archives - reProducing the Book of Kells, 1989
METALWORK
deirdre morgan - ARDAGH CHALICE
MORE RESOURCES
History Matters 365 -
Printable Wordsearch - Early Christian Ireland
retrieval challenge grid
dublinia learning hub - viking and medieval dublin
FOCUS TASK
Make and annotate a mind map showing five changes that occurred in Ireland as a result of the coming of Christianity.