Left: Book of Kells - The four gospels in Latin were translated and illuminated in the monastery of Iona in the 8th c. The book along with other treasures were brought to Kells Monastery (both monasteries were founded by St Columba in the 6th c.) in 806 to escape the Viking attack
Right: Brian Boru's Harp - Ireland's oldest harp it is on display in Trinity's Old Library. It was long believed that it used to belong to the first Irish king
Brian Boru (11th c.). Today it is one of the symbols of Ireland along with the shamrock.
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