The Book of Kells Dublin

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    Day 6: Dublin

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    Our day began with a tour of Dublin with a local guide who took us by bus around the city and showed us many of the principal sights of interest.

    Our tour went through the Georgian Town Houses, Fitzwilliam Square, Marian Square, the Oscar Wylde statue, the National Gallery, Leinster House, the Natural History Museum, the President's Office …

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    A long day

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    Well, I can see this is going to be hard to keep up to date. It's 1AM on May 6, and this is the first time I've had a chance to make an entry.

    We took off from Orlando just after 7PM on Tuesday, May 3, and landed in Dublin around 8:30AM on Wednesday, May 4. Few of us got any sleep on the flight, so we were prety tired. But to keep from …

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    Day 2 in Dublin - the start of our tour

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    Today was our 2nd day in the fair city of Dublin and also the day we joined our Trafalgar Irish Highlights tour. Having never been on a tour like this before, we're all a little excited for it to start.

    We were to meet the tour director, Peter & our driver, Kevin at 2.30pm, so we spent the morning finalising our phone & internet …

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    Dooblin

    The next day we headed south for Dublin. En route we stopped at Bru Na Bionne, a series of prehistoric ritual sites (Kirsty was pretty excited to visit these). We visited Newgrange a dome enclosure / tomb built in direct line so that for 17mins every year the sun is at a precise angle to illuminate the inside of the chamber. I thought it was …

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    In Which I Am Legit

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    I had my final class before Reading Week on Friday afternoon, which broke up the day a little bit. Joy and I checked out the Book of Kells exhibition first, then I went to class and we met up at the Old Jameson Distillery afterward for a little lesson on how to make whiskey.

    I don't have pictures of the Book of Kells or Old Library, …

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    Strolling St. Stephen's Green

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    We had a long day on Thursday, and I had an afternoon class on Friday, so we decided to do something a little more low key. We walked around St. Stephen's Green and then did a bit of shopping.

    St. Stephen's Green is a 22-acre park in the City Centre. It's the largest of the parks in Dublin's main Georgian squares, though Phoenix Park is …

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    Guinness and Nuns.

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    ... it did. So I've had my fill of Guinness vitamins (for life) and don't need to again. At Trinity College they have the Book of Kells. Tracey tells me that this travelled to Australia (to Canberra) several years ago and she went down to see it, so I ...

  • 2

    Hearing aids and Bookies

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    ... Ireland. One will be spent going out to Dun Loughaire (spelling?) and Dalkey. I'm not sure yet what we will do on the other day. We have not yet been to the National Museum or to see the book of Kells so maybe we will do that. I better be off. ...

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    Did somebody say Guinness?

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    ... three. Although the Chester Beatty Library has the oldest manuscripts, Trinity College is home to the oldest known book in the world: The Book of Kells from 800A.D. The book is beautifully illustrated and is actually 4 very large volumes, 2 of ...

  • 4

    Ireland

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    ... my mind in an endless loop back in Dublin began issuing from my lips. "Tell me, tell me, tell me, who wrote the Book of Kells?" The only interesting thing we found in Kells was an old graveyard and a pub. From Kells we drove through Navan to Trim. ...

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    Dublin

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    ... roam the extensive grounds.  For 9Euros each you can take a walk in the massive library which houses among its millions of books, The Book of Kells.  We certainly learnt stuff I didn't know before anyway!! Then we took a stroll to the Guinness Brewery. ...

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    Cities: Back on My Good Side

    ... . I walked all over the city, listening to conversations and looking for clues to its character. I also took in the requisite sights--the Book of Kells was, as expected, astounding, and the museum was well-done (and so was I by the time I reached the ...

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    May the Roads Rise to Meet Ya!

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    ... Treacy, it was time to visit the sugarplum fairies. The next day was Dublin tourist day for me, with Dublin Castle, the Book of Kells, and the real Ireland Harp on the itinerary before dinner with Claire and Eimear Walsh and an early night so I could ...

  • 8

    Dublin

    ... reading, we headed to Trinity college, which is perhaps the most famous and old college in Ireland. The highlight there was the Book of Kells, an old and intricately illustrated manuscript. The college was alive with Irish students and it was fun to ...

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    4th day in Dublin

    ... at an Internet cafe to catch up on my emails. After eating lunch, I took the bus and went to Trinity College to see the book of kells. It's an illuminated manuscript that was believed only angels could have written. I was curious why they say this, so I ...

  • 10

    Dublin

    ... =) Then we went to the city centre to walk around a bit. We went to Trinity College where the Book of Kells is kept. It's the oldest bible in Ireland. We decided not to wait in line to see it. We went to Christ's Cathedral, which was pretty. Then ...