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Early Christian Monasteries in Ireland: Key Sites and Monks' Lives, Slides of Christianity

Information on various early christian monasteries in ireland, including their locations, the type of stonework used in their construction, famous artifacts found, and notable monks. It also mentions the significance of ireland as the 'island of saints' and the role of scandinavian raiders.

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3 The kind of stonework used to build monks'
huts in Co. Kerry
6 Name of university where the Book of Kells
is kept
9 Long, central part of a high cross
10 Early Irish convent was located here
11 Monk who wrote/drew manuscripts
13 Clare saint, founded a monastery near
Kilrush
14 The most famous early Irish manuscript
(4,2,5)
17 Irish city founded by Scandinavian raiders
19 A famous chalice was found here
21 Tallest building in an Early Irish monastery
(5,5)
22 Some monasteries had seven of these
24 Yearly record of events kept by Irish monks
25 An early Christian monastery in Co. Offaly
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1 Island near Kilrush containing the ruins of
an Early Irish monastery
2 A monk wrote with this
4 A monk's living quarters
5 Stone monument in an Early Irish
monastery (4,5)
7 Raiders from Scandanavia
8 Manuscript pages were called this
9 Room where manuscripts were made
11 Monastery on a rocky island off the coast
of Kerry (7,7)
12 Early Irish female saint
15 General shape of a monastic enclosure
16 Language of the Book of Kells
18 Ireland was known as the island of saints
and ?
20 Saint who founded a monastery at
Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
23 Saint who founded a monastery on the
Aran Islands
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3 The kind of stonework used to build monks' huts in Co. Kerry 6 Name of university where the Book of Kells is kept 9 Long, central part of a high cross 10 Early Irish convent was located here 11 Monk who wrote/drew manuscripts 13 Clare saint, founded a monastery near Kilrush 14 The most famous early Irish manuscript (4,2,5) 17 Irish city founded by Scandinavian raiders 19 A famous chalice was found here 21 Tallest building in an Early Irish monastery (5,5) 22 Some monasteries had seven of these 24 Yearly record of events kept by Irish monks 25 An early Christian monastery in Co. Offaly

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1 Island near Kilrush containing the ruins of an Early Irish monastery 2 A monk wrote with this 4 A monk's living quarters 5 Stone monument in an Early Irish monastery (4,5) 7 Raiders from Scandanavia 8 Manuscript pages were called this 9 Room where manuscripts were made 11 Monastery on a rocky island off the coast of Kerry (7,7) 12 Early Irish female saint 15 General shape of a monastic enclosure 16 Language of the Book of Kells 18 Ireland was known as the island of saints and? 20 Saint who founded a monastery at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 23 Saint who founded a monastery on the Aran Islands

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