Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
Category: Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing
Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, Libraries, General Attractions
College Street
Dublin 2
Dublin 2
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Located in the heart of Dublin City, a walk through the cobbled stones of Trinity College Dublin will bring visitors back to the 18th century
Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
Georgina Campbell
Located in the heart of Dublin City, a walk through the cobbled stones of Trinity College Dublin will bring visitors back to the 18th century, when the magnificent Old Library building was constructed. Inside is housed the Book of Kells - a 9th-century gospel manuscript famous throughout the world.
Visitors enter through the Library Shop and proceed to the Book of Kells "Turning Darkness into Light" exhibition; then to the Treasury where the Book of Kells and other related manuscripts are on view; then proceed upstairs to the magnificent Long Room which houses 200,000 of the Library’s oldest books in its oak bookcases.
Visitors enter through the Library Shop and proceed to the Book of Kells "Turning Darkness into Light" exhibition; then to the Treasury where the Book of Kells and other related manuscripts are on view; then proceed upstairs to the magnificent Long Room which houses 200,000 of the Library’s oldest books in its oak bookcases.
Opening Time:
Open all year (closed 10 days over Christmas). May-Sept, Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 9.30am-4.30pm. Oct-Apr, Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 12-4.30pm
Admission Charge:
Adults €9; Child u 12 Free; Student/OAP €8; Family (2 adults & 4 children) €18; Groups €6.50
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