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Precious Irish Manuscripts from the Dark Ages Unveiled in Dublin Trinity College

Four early Christian manuscripts dating back to the Dark Ages were unveiled at Trinity College today after a three-year conservation project, by the former President Mary Robinson (Left), accompanied by Helen Shenton, College Librarian and Archivist, and Peter Keegan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Country Executive for Ireland. The Garland of Howth, the Book of Dimma, the Book of Mulling and the Codex Usserianius Primus have been repaired, analysed and digitised and ready to go on public display for the first time. On Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#1994484
Date Taken	1 June 2017
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
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