"There  were colorful birds, and mythological-looking beasts
with bulging eyes, and probably  miles of Celtic knots, all
carefully drawn by Irish monks who spent  their entire lives
decorating their manuscripts.
                                                                                                                       
Just like Liffey was spending her entire life designing her
solo dress! "      


   BOOK OF KELLS FACTS:  

                   680 pages long.

   Every single page but 2 are
  decorated!  

   Stolen from monks in 1006 AD
  because thieves wanted the
  real gold-bejeweled cover.

   Found a few months later in a             
   bog! But guess what?  No cover!!

   The monks used animal skins             
   and handmade inks to write and         
   decorate these New Testament          
   Gospels which make up --
  The Book of Kells!

   You can see it at Trinity College         
               in Dublin, Ireland.

    Oh--it is written in Latin!
The Book Of Kells is at Trinity College Dublin
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