Divine Inspiration Monks and Monasteries Monks and Monasteries ByCongo

Introduction Monks & Monasteries Monks & Monasteries History History Life Life Food & drink Food & drink Prayers Prayers Teachers Teachers

Monks Monasteries Monks Monasteries Holy men Holy men Robes Robes farmers farmers History keepers History keepers Village life Village life Near river Near river Cells Cells Protection Protection

Holy Men Monks were very religious. They prayed up to 10 times a day. Monks lived off the land by growing their own fruit & vegetables. Monks were great bee keepers giving them loads of honey Mead is an alcoholic beverage it was first made by monks. The word mead means honey wine

life Monks lived a very simple life. They wore simply clothes like robes and sandals. Monks had different roles in the monastery some were farmers some goldsmiths some librainians. There were many jobs for the monks. Monks were great teachers they kept good details about everyday life…teaching us today through history. Monks wrote the Book of Kells,which is now on display in Trinity College, Dublin.

Monasteries The monasteries were very busy Most monasteries were built near a river so they have fresh water and fish They had a mud, stone and wood walls to protect them The houses that the monks lived in were called cells. There was round towers in the monasteries. Viking raids were very common.

Monasteries I have visited ClonfertClonmacnoise Rock of cashel (cormacs chapel) Glendalough (the round tower)

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