How did people live in Ireland during the Iron Age?
It is believed the Iron Age people lived in family groups helping each other work the land for sources of food. They would have had farms consisting of cattle, pigs, sheep, grain and vegetables so land would have held some importance to them. They would have used horses, probably to help with farming, as Y-shaped pendants, harnesses to help lead horses, had been found in more recent times. Their diet probably consisted of wild berries, fruits, nuts and herbs that were gathered from the surrounding landscape. They would have also hunted animals for food and fished the rivers and the vast Irish shores. Crannógs were probably used around this time. Crannógs are small circular like forts built on small islands on a lake. Thousands of these have been found all over Ireland with the biggest concentration in the midlands and north west areas. Crannógs would be connected to dry land by a causeway, either built by stone or wood. Crannógs remained in use until up until the 1600′s and had become
