Trinity College

Grand Tour of Ireland 2012 Day 7: Museum Day in Dublin

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June 28th 2012
We decided to make it a museum day today. So we headed into Dublin and visited the National Gallery of Ireland first. Its not as big a gallery as I am used to but they still had some impressive art to look at. We then headed over to Trinity College to look at the Book of Kells.This ancient book of the first 4 gospels in illuminated print is a national treasure in Ireland. To see it you follow t ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

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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