Question

The first people to settle in Ireland were _____.

Answer 1

The first people to settle in Ireland were the Mesolithic. Because the earliest settlers arrived around 7,000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle stone-age period. They arrived in the north across the narrow strait from Britain. These people were mainly hunters and the Colonists of the Neolithic, or new stone- age, period reached lreland around 3,000 BC.

Answer 2

Answer: The first people to live in Ireland were the Mesolithic people, who arrived from Britain over 9,000 years ago.