Leabharlann

On our second trip to Ireland Husband & I made it to the capital, Dublin. One of the many sights in Dublin is Trinity College. The Trinity College Library houses The Book of Kells, an intricately illustrated manuscript of the four gospels created by Celtic Monks in the middle ages. Each day that the exhibit is open only two volumes are on display - one showing an illustration and one two pages of text. The books are on display under glass in a darkened room. It is a very impressive exhibit. The displays are rotated every day to keep damage from light & the elements to a minimum. Our time in Dublin was short and Husband was focused on getting to the National Library for some genealogical research (no photo!). I insisted we stop here on our way there. He thanked me afterwards. That evening we made the wise choice of going on a Literary Pub Crawl. Not only did we have a pint in the pub featured in James Joyce's Ulysses, but we got to see Trinity College at night. It was beautiful.