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Any tours of Ireland that take you to Dublin should result in a visit to Trinity College. It is a must see attraction ! Trinity College Dublin is the oldest University in Ireland , founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I. The Old Library houses the Book of Kells and other early manuscripts. The Long Room is the longest [...]

One of the three great collections of Old Irish poems , tales , histories , and genealogies of kings and saints. Housed in the Library of Trinity College , Dublin , the “Book of Leinster” was compiled or transcribed by a bishop of Kildare at the behest of Dermot MacMurroughs tutor in the mid twelfth century. Another [...]

North Western Europes most famous manuscript , containing illuminated copies of the Gospels , from circa 800. The Book of Kells was preserved in the Columban monastery at Kells , in County Meath , until 1653. Set up in the ninth century by monks from Iona , the monastery at Kells became the head of all the [...]

If you are on a tour of Ireland you will undoubtably find yourself in Dublin , the home of Trinity College. We at Ireland Luxury Tours recommend that you visit this magnificent institution. Entering the peaceful grounds of Trinity College, in the very heart of the city’s traffic congestion, is like stepping into another world. This single-college [...]

If you find yourself in Dublin on your tour of Ireland we at Ireland Luxury Tours recommend that you visit Trinity College. It was founded just before the Tudor monarchy had completed the task of extending its authority over the whole of Ireland. The idea of an Irish university had been in the air for [...]