1 (Chapter 1) How many laws did the law students have to memorise?
2 (Chapter 2) Where was the law school built?
3 (Chapter 2) How many buildings were there? Name them.
4 (Chapter 2) Is there any mention of books in the schoolroom?
5 (Chapter 2) Can you imagine why the kitchen might have been in a different building?
Draw...!
Draw a picture or a plan of Drumshee law school.
Fact File
Brehon law was the ancient system of laws in Ireland. The law schools were set up to teach those laws. Until the time of Christianity most of the laws had to passed on by oral means (learning them off by heart) as probably the only written language was Ogham. One law school., in the north of County Clare (near to the Aillwee Caves) survived until the 16th century. You can still see the remains. It was built inside a fort.
Explore...!
If you live near County Clare, go and see the law school of Cahermacnaughtan. Some of the books written there four hundred years ago are now in the British Library in London.
Imagine......!
Imagine that you are Mahon. You have so much to learn, but none of it is written down. Imagine that you are asking your father to take you away from the school. Make up a story about what happens.
Imagine an adventure - perhaps another murder -at Drumshee law school. What happens?
