Monasteries and monks
St. Patrick - church in Armagh St. Kevin - church in Glendalough St - Ciarón - church in Clonmacnoise The first monks were hermits and lived in isolated places example Scelig Mhicil of t...
Jc History Notes
Notes tagged with "jc history".
Paragraph on the historical importance of the achievements of Ancient Rome.
Roman's made concrete by mixing lime with volcanic ash and rocks. With the concrete, they built big buildings such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon, which are still standing to this day. Aq...
Roman army
A Roman soldier was called a legionary. You could enlist in the army at age 18 and had to do 25 years of service. The Viaticum was the name of the money given at the start of the job. Roman ...
Ancient Rome health and medicine.
Galen was the most famous doctor in Ancient Rome. He followed the Greek ideas about the four humours- yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm. The four elements had to be in the right amou...
How do archaeologists test the evidence they find in excavations?
1. Stratigraphy: The basic idea of stratigraphy is that the oldest layers and finds are at the bottom, and the youngest/latest are at the top. 2. Tree-ring dating or dendrochronology: Each ...
Roman lives.
A patrician - is a wealthy and powerful Roman who lives in Ancient Rome. They controlled the roman Senate. Domus - the name of the patrician house. Aqueduct - water system created by the Ro...
Junior Cert History Terms / Definitions
Black and Tans: Former British soldiers who fought against the IRA/They fought the IRA and got their name from their uniforms (Something more than ‘They fought the IRA’ needed for 2M) Blood...
The Industrial Revolution
Why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain? - Improved agricultural methods provided more and better food supplies - Several new machines were invented in Britain at this time, which sp...
Ancient Ireland
1) The Mesolithic Period (middle Stone Age 7000 BC). First settlers Evidence: Mount Sandal in Derry. Houses: circular, wooden frame tied at top, covered with hides grass or bushes. Food:...
The Plantations in Ireland
Ireland in 1500 King was Lord of Ireland and had little control. The country was divided into 3 areas: 1. The Pale (English speaking, common law, cattle raids) 2. The Anglo-Irish lordships...