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Book of Kells, Trinity College Dublin

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Book of Kells, Trinity College Dublin
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The Book of Kells is a richly illuminated manuscript of the Gospels made by monks around 800 AD, one of Ireland's greatest treasures, displayed in Trinity College, Ireland's oldest university, founded in 1592. The visit also includes the Long Room, a breathtaking library hall of 200,000 old books (partly emptied during conservation work).


Book a timed ticket online. Walk on to St Stephen's Green, Grafton Street, and the National Museum of Archaeology, with its gold and bog bodies, which is free.

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