Interactive Quiz - Spreading the Words

1. Ink can be made from oak galls which are formed when

a spider spins a web between oak leaves

a squirrel hides nuts in the roots of an oak

a wasp lays eggs on an oak tree

2. There is a famous Irish manuscript called

the Book of the Dun Cow

the Book of the Done Calf

the Book of the Dún Laoghaire

3. Irish words borrowed from Latin often have to do with

reading and writing

churches and priests

ships and trade

4. Many medieval manuscripts have been digitised and made available on the internet so that

the manuscripts themselves are protected from damage

people throughout the world can look at them

scholars can work while in their pyjamas

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