What it tells us about the past: The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at ...

Monks created an illuminated Bible of astonishing beauty sometime between the 6th and 8th centuries. It’s one of the most cherished masterpieces in Ireland, writes Martha Kearney. One summer a few ...

The text is a mysterious medieval marvel. A new book claims to know its true origin. A page from the Book of Kells, ninth century illuminated manuscript. This page shows the Virgin and child, an ...

The poor scribes of yore who were spiritual calligraphers and illuminators of Ireland's most famous book, many housed in Trinity College Dublin, the monks and scholars of Ireland. Ah, June! The sun is ...

The Book of Kells is a late-eighth century illustrated copy of the four gospels of the New Testament, traditionally associated with the affiliated monasteries of Iona in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland ...

The Book of Kells Experience Revenues at the Book of Kells exhibition at Trinity College Dublin last year increased by 21pc to €20.2m. The revenues for the 12 months to September last also include ...

The Book of Kells was likely to have been created 1,200 years ago in Pictish eastern Scotland, rather than on the island of Iona, according to research that challenges long-held assumptions about one ...

As advances in technology allow for ever more realism in animated features, the artists behind “The Secret of Kells” -- the little-known Irish film that caught even insiders by surprise when it edged ...

Editor's note: Today is National Burger Day! A day of appreciation for hamburgers. When considering our prevous stories on burgers this one immediately springs to mind. Absolutely barmy! Enjoy. The ...