An interactive lesson about The Celts/The Iron Age in Ireland. Note: Photos are used for educational use and do not belong to me.

1. The Celts
The Iron Age
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2. • 500 BC
• People began to use iron tools and
weapons
• Why did they stop using stone and
start using bronze?
• Iron tools were even stronger than
bronze
• They easily defeated other people
they encountered in Ireland

3. Design
• Celtic designs are still
seen in jewellery today
• Pins, brooches and
jewellery designs:
Curves and twists Broighter Collar
Disk fastener Ardagh Chalice

4. Animals, birds, leaves and
vines

5. Which of these are Iron Age/Celtic
metalwork?
1. 2.

6. Which of these are Iron
Age/Celtic Stonework?
1. 2.

7. Activity 1
• Divide your page into 5
sections as you can see on the
right
• Each section will have a
different title. The top
section is called: Celtic design
• Draw some Celtic designs in
the top box under the title

8. Clothes
• Wealthy Celts wore gold
bracelets as well as collars
known as torcs
• The léine was the long tunic
worn by a Celtic nobleman
• A belt called a crios was
usually tied across the tunic
• Woollen cloak called
a brat was often worn over
it

9. Activity 2
• The heading for your second box is
Celtic Clothing
• Draw a Celtic man in your second box
wearing a:
– Torc
– Léine
– Crios
– Brat

10. Religion
• The Celts worshipped a
number of gods
• Lug: their god of skillful
fighting, poetry and
music
• Lughnasa (August) is
named after the god Lug
• Gods of the harvest and
gods of the earth and
land
• Goddesses such
as Danu (Mother of the
Gods) and Anu

11. They carved religious idols (Gods)
• To worship Gods
• Simple design (They
didn’t know what their
Gods looked like)
• Protective stance
• Triple head
• All seeing

12. Activity 3
• The heading for box 3 is Celtic Religion
• Write three things about Celtic
religious beliefs and draw a small idol
beside your information

13. Activity 4: Subheading: Homes
Look at the pictures and write 4 sentences about Celtic homes

14. The Celts were warriors…
Iron armour and weapons

16. Activity 5
• The heading for your final box is Celtic
Warriors
• Draw a Celtic warrior fighting during
the Iron Age

17. Think, pair, share:
• Three new things you learned about
Celtic Life/The Iron Age.

18. Extension Activity
• Each group will perform one of the
following group improvisations:
– Building a Celtic high cross
– A Celtic battle
– Worshipping Celtic Gods
– Life in a Celtic home
– Getting dressed for battle