Book of Kells, Trinity College, Dublin

On our last day in Dublin, we visited another top museum, the book of kells. The book is an illuminated manuscript gospel book of the New Testament. It dates back to 800 AD.

In the museum, I found a mention of the Echternach Gospels. They were written in Lindisfarne Abbey, the one that was completely destroyed by the Viking during their raids in Northern England. Willibrord brought this book with him to Echternach Abbey, in order to bring christianity to the continent. It is now in a collection in the BNF in Paris.

During our visit, we could see four pages of the book of Kells. Amazing to see a book with such detailed illustrations before you knowing it is over 1200 years old.

We then continued to the Old Library, a huge library containing over 200'000 books.Read more