Day 8 - Return to Dublin



Today's entry is by Austin Phipps, a freshman at Forman.




Once back in Dublin, we went to the Book of Kells exhibit at Trinity College and visited the Long Room that was built between 1712 and 1732. The Long Room is almost 65 meters and is filled with over 200,000 really old books. The long room also does not have a book section starting with J or U because of the Roman alphabet being used. The distinct barrel vaulted ceiling was built in the 1860s so more books could be stored. After exploring this we went to the National Museum of Ireland, and I went over to the Viking exhibit where I learned that by 1014 Vikings had been in Ireland for over two centuries and had a ton of integration with the Irish society. The Battle of Clontarf, fought on good friday 23rd April 1014, which is the most well known battle in Irish history but also the most misunderstood. In the Annals it indicates that the fight was more about Dublin than Clontarf. I learned about Brian Boru’s regalia - because of his heroic status many things associated with him in the later generations which include a mace, harp, and sword. After that I went and read about silver and how it didn't matter if it was in coin shape or was a bracelet but if it was silver - it would depend on the weight.



Pictures below are from the National Museum of Ireland:

 


 

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