Irish History from 1-1000 AD
200 AD
Beginnings of High Kingship at Tara, Co Meath
300 AD
Ireland inhabited by tribes known as Scoti
377-405 AD
Naill of the Nine Hostages, High King
428-463 AD
King McNeill reigned
431 AD
Pope Celestine 1 sent Palladius to the Irish, as their first Bishop.
Palladius died soon after.
432 AD
Arrival of St. Patrick to help convert pagan Gaelic Kings to
Christianity.
550 AD
Irish monks start to Christianize Europe
700-800 AD
Irish monasticism reaches its zenith.
795 AD
Full-scale Viking invasion. |
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| Gaelic is the Celtic branch of the Indo-European
family of languages. About one person in five in Ireland can speak
Irish today, but only one in 20 use it daily. In Scotland
approximately 80,000 people speak Gaelic. |
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Saint Patrick (about 389-461) is the patron saint of
Ireland. Patrick was born in Britain. |
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Ireland, together with Britain, joined
the European Economic Community in 1973. |
| The Celts
and Ancient History, Bronze and Iron Age - The ancient
culture of the Celts had settled in many European
countries including Austria, Britain, Ireland, France,
Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Western Germany, Northern
Spain, Turkey and Hungary. |
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The Irish Government is expected to
call a General Election in Ireland for 2007.
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