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College Street
Trinity College Library, Old Library Building
2 Dublin
Ireland -
+353 1 896 1661
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Neighborhood :
Trinity College, Dame Street and environs
http://www.tcd.ie/Library/heritage/kells.php - Mon to Sat from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM,Sun from 09:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Located in the Trinity College Library, the Book of Kells is one of Dublin's most popular and significant visitor attractions. Dating back to around 800 AD, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful religious manuscripts in the world. Written on vellum, it contains a Latin text of the four gospels in script accompanied by whole pages of detailed illustration. The book has been on display since the 19th century and has the dubious honor of having been defaced by Queen Victoria. A decorated page and a page of script can normally be seen on a visit.
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“Only if you have extra time”
The history surrounding The Book of Kells is amazing and if you knowing nothing of it, the first half of the library will fill you in. I found ...
“The Book was a disappoint, long library impressive”
This was part of my tour package. We visited Trinity College on a Sunday afternoon. It unfortunately was very crowded and I wasn't very impress...
“Do Not Miss!!”
This is a great story presented well by Trinity College in the Old Library. It is an historic early bible transcribed by Celtic monks around 80...
“Don't Miss the Book of Kells”
We visted the Book of Kells on the morning of our last day in Dublin. We avoided the line problem by getting there early. I believe it opens at...
“Must see experience”
If you do nothing else in Dublin, take the time to see this. We visited in early June 2008, in mid-afternoon, and had zero wait time getting in...
“A sense of history”
We visited Trinity College in September of 2007 and were very pleased with our view of the Book of Kells. There was a wait to be admitted, alth...
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