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The Book of Kells- A Must Visit

Posted by bob wallace on Friday, December 2, 2011, In : Ireland 

Every visitor to Dublin will want to go to Trinity to see one of the World’s most precious books, the famous book of Kells. The book is taken from its case every evening for safe keeping in the vaults, and every morning it is carried back to its place and one leaf is turned over so as not to let the daylight cause any further destruction, by being exposed all at once.

What’s the value of this book, well its priceless really, so how old is it, it must be 1400 years and at this time monks ...


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Another blog

Posted by bob wallace on Sunday, June 12, 2011,
We are starting to get hooked on blogging. There are so many stories I seem to have,strories I have picked up over  many many years being around the Celtic scene.
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