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Junior Cycle History: Early Christian Ireland

How often Early Christian Ireland comes up on the History papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Early Christian Ireland, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Early Christian Ireland.

(a)The Irish name for a round tower, cloigtheach, means…
  1. Stone fort
  2. Bell house
  3. Holy well
(b)The Book of Kells is an example of…
  1. A decorated metal chalice
  2. A carved stone high cross
  3. An illuminated manuscript
(c)Why were Bible scenes carved on high crosses such as the Cross of the Scriptures at Clonmacnoise?
  1. To teach people who could not read
  2. To give directions to the nearest town
  3. To mark where Viking raiders were buried
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(a) Bell house

(b) An illuminated manuscript

(c) To teach people who could not read

Your turn: Common Level questions on Early Christian Ireland.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Q1
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Early Christian Ireland questions

Early Christian Ireland, 2 marks

Which Irish monk founded the monastery on the island of Iona in 563?

  1. St Patrick of Armagh
  2. St Brigid of Kildare
  3. St Colmcille
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St Colmcille

Colmcille, also called Columba, made Iona a great centre of learning. Irish monks like him and Columbanus spread Christianity to Scotland, England and mainland Europe.

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