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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Christianity in Irish heritage

How often Christianity in Irish heritage comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Christianity in Irish heritage, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Christianity in Irish heritage.

(a)According to tradition, which saint founded a monastery at Kildare for both women and men?
  1. St Colmcille
  2. St Brigid
  3. St Kevin
(b)St Colmcille left Ireland in 563 and founded a famous monastery on which island?
  1. Lindisfarne, off England
  2. Skellig Michael, off Kerry
  3. Iona, off Scotland
(c)The Book of Kells, kept in Trinity College Dublin, is…
  1. A decorated Latin copy of the four Gospels
  2. A history of the high kings of Tara
  3. A book of Irish laws written by St Patrick
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(a) St Brigid

(b) Iona, off Scotland

(c) A decorated Latin copy of the four Gospels

Your turn: Common Level questions on Christianity in Irish heritage.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q11
2025Q6, Q10
2024Q14, Q15
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

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

More Christianity in Irish heritage questions

Christianity in Irish heritage, 2 marks

The Ardagh Chalice, found in Co. Limerick in 1868, was made to hold…

  1. Water to baptise new Christians
  2. Holy oil for anointing the sick
  3. Wine at the Eucharist (Mass)
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Wine at the Eucharist (Mass)

Made in the 700s from silver, gold and enamel, it is one of the finest pieces of early Irish metalwork. It is on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.

Christianity in Irish heritage, 3 marks

Many Irish place names begin with Kil- or Cill-, as in Kildare. This usually comes from the Irish word for…

  1. A river
  2. A church
  3. A hill
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A church

Cill means a church or monk's cell: Kildare is the church of the oak. Many such place names show how deeply Christianity shaped the Irish landscape.

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