A Monk in Early Christian Ireland.
A Monk in early christian Ireland lived in a monastery in Ireland.
The Monk in charge of the monastery was called an Abbot. Every monk lives in his special room called a Beehive Hut. He spent most of his day in this hut praying to God and studying the bible and Gospels. These books are called manuscripts they are very expensive. The monks would sometimes work in a special room called a scriptorium. They wrote on very thin sheepskin called parchment or calfskin called vellum. They use a quill which was a tail feather of a goose or swan to write with. They used herbs and plants from the garden to make beautiful coloured ink to decorate the book.Monks wore clothes made from coarse undyed wool. They wore a simple white tunic.over that they wore a cape and a hood and leather sandals on his feet.There was many jobs to be done in a monastery. Some monks were trained stone masons. They spent most of there time making beatiful stone crosses known as high crosses. Other Monks were were expert metal workers and they madebeautiful chalices and bells for there churches. Sometimes they worked in the fields around the monastery. They grew crops and keep animals. They only ever ate what they needed. At dinner time and prayer time a bell on top of a round tower would ring out. Sometimes the bell was also rung when the monastery was about to be attacked. They would run to the round tower and bring their manuscripts and gold and silver objects with them. The door on the round tower was situated about three metres from the ground. It was reached by a ladder which was removed once every monk was inside. There was strict rules in a Monastery they were expected to follow some simple instructions such as: pray daily, fast daily, study daily and work daily.
BY Sinead Niblett and Eamon McEvoy.
The Monk in charge of the monastery was called an Abbot. Every monk lives in his special room called a Beehive Hut. He spent most of his day in this hut praying to God and studying the bible and Gospels. These books are called manuscripts they are very expensive. The monks would sometimes work in a special room called a scriptorium. They wrote on very thin sheepskin called parchment or calfskin called vellum. They use a quill which was a tail feather of a goose or swan to write with. They used herbs and plants from the garden to make beautiful coloured ink to decorate the book.Monks wore clothes made from coarse undyed wool. They wore a simple white tunic.over that they wore a cape and a hood and leather sandals on his feet.There was many jobs to be done in a monastery. Some monks were trained stone masons. They spent most of there time making beatiful stone crosses known as high crosses. Other Monks were were expert metal workers and they madebeautiful chalices and bells for there churches. Sometimes they worked in the fields around the monastery. They grew crops and keep animals. They only ever ate what they needed. At dinner time and prayer time a bell on top of a round tower would ring out. Sometimes the bell was also rung when the monastery was about to be attacked. They would run to the round tower and bring their manuscripts and gold and silver objects with them. The door on the round tower was situated about three metres from the ground. It was reached by a ladder which was removed once every monk was inside. There was strict rules in a Monastery they were expected to follow some simple instructions such as: pray daily, fast daily, study daily and work daily.
BY Sinead Niblett and Eamon McEvoy.
