ALL TIMESCAPES > BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS   1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100   Irish Monasteries Monasteries sprang up all over Ireland. Within the, often high, walls was a variety of buildings, mainly in stone. There was at the ...     Customs eg Coign and Livery All the lord shad private armies and, in the Irish custom called coinmed, the tenants had to provide free quarters to their lords and ...     Elizabethan Church Elizabeth became queen in 1558 and, at first, she did not impose any particular religious beliefs on the people of Ireland. In 1559 ...     Standing Stones and Stone Circles The most famous of the impressive stone circles of this period is Stonehenge. However there are many Irish examples and one of the most ...     In the Viking Age The Vikings raided monasteries from 795 onwards. These monasteries offered rich pickings as they were rich in precious metals, gold and ...     Festivals There were a number of great festivals, most of which were older than Christianity and were linked to superstitions and pagan beliefs. ...     Counter Reformation Almost as soon as the Reformation took place there were people and groups who worked to turn people back to Roman Catholicism. This was ...     Navan Fort The Celts were still pagans and they worshipped a number of gods about whom little is known. The large ceremonial site known as Emain ...     Monasteries The most important religious order in Ireland was the Cistercian order. They were founded in France and were to be found in Ireland at ...     Presbyterianism One branch of the reformed religion was Presbyterianism which had originated from the teachings of John Calvin in Geneva and, more ...     <> 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100