They did so in pagan times, when the largest portion of Western Europe was theirs; they continued to do so after they became Christians.
As their ancestors did in pagan times, they would use the vessels of nations born for thrift and trade; the stately ships of the "Egyptians" would be used by the true "people of God.
There are many mentions of Rathcroghan in ancient Gaelic writings, and all of them speak of it as one of the most important places in Ireland in Pagan times.
But women remained as magicians when the Druids had disappeared, partly because of female conservatism, partly because, even in pagan times, they had worked more or less secretly.
The survival of the belief in spells among modern Celtic peoples is a convincing proof of their use in pagan times, and throws light upon their nature.
Some spirits may already have had a demoniac aspect in pagan times.
We do not know that the fairy creed as such existed in pagan times, but if the síde and the Tuatha Dé Danann were once distinct, they were gradually assimilated.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pagan times" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.