St Flannan's College History



People in History – A farmer in Ancient IrelandWrite an account of a farmer from either the Stone Age, the Bronze Age or the Iron Age (Celtic Ireland).Write your account in the first person – Imagine that you are the farmer.Do not mix up the different historical periods. This is not an English essay. You will get marks for historical facts and for mentioning historical terms in a correct way.Write about the following topicsFarming FoodClothesHousingBurial practicesExample - A Neolithic FarmerMy name is Sean and I live with my family in on the shores of Lough Gur. I am a Neolithic farmer. I grow wheat and barley outside my home which I use to make bread and barley. I also keep animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. We use the cattle for meat, milk, butter and also the skin of the cattle is used to make our clothes. Even though I farm, I still hunt for wild animals like wild boar and deer in the nearby woods. I also fish in the lake and my wife and daughters gather nuts and berries…Use key terms from the historical period in your account.Neolithic IrelandNew Stone AgePorcellaniteAxe-headsLough Gur/Ceide FieldsWattle and Daub housesThatched housesPermanent settlementsWeaving clothesPottery – uses?Quern stoneMegalithic tombsCremationCourt cairnsPassage graves- NewgrangeCorbelled roof – roof boxDolmensBronze AgeCopper mining + smeltingBeaker People.Bronze = Copper + TinCasting – moulds Metal tools and weapons.Mount Gabriel CorkJewellery – lunula, torcs.Arrival of horses to Ireland.Fulacht Fiadh – explain.Wattle and daub houses.Thatched roofs – fires outside.Cist gravesWedge tombsStone CirclesCeltic Ireland (Iron Age)Iron makingTuathaR/derbhfine/tanaisteCeltic Warriors – head huntersBody paintAos DánaBrehons-Druids-FiliSlaves captured in battleImportance of cattle-explain.Quern stoneWomen in celtic society.Dyed clothes - jewelleryRaths or ringfortsSouterrainsCrannogsPromontory fortsHillfortsDruids and religious ceremonies.Celtic religious festivalsOgham stones ................
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