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The Long Room

The Long Room, Old Library, Trinity College, Dublin. Built in 1712-1732 as a single-level reading room. In 1860 the roof was raised to allow construction of the barrel-vaulted ceiling and upper level stacks. The collection of busts of literary and philosophic figures began in 1743. DSC_0774
Dublin

August 8th 2017
Returning to Dublin the Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough, we drove up the left bank of the Liffey, admiring the many bridges. Because of the delayed arrival of Caribbean Princess at Dublin that morning, the tour was about two hours behind schedule. The motorcoach let us off at Trinity College for some planned free time to explore. We made a dash for Trinity College Library to see the Book of Kell ... read more
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Irish Flag Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more
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