The Book of Kells – Part 1

Another item at the very top of my “Must See in Ireland” list was The Book of Kells.  The Book of Kells is a Gospel Book, which means it contains the first four books of the New Testament of the Christian Bible.  These four books were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (followers of […]

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Knowth

Not far from the Newgrange site is another passage tomb – Knowth.  The Knowth site is interesting in that it is one large mound surrounded by a number of smaller mounds.  We were allowed to go inside the large, central mound, but only so far as the innermost chambers and the passage itself is beginning […]

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Newgrange

I have returned from my travels to The Emerald Isle and I have so many wonderful things to share – the first being my visit to Newgrange.  Visiting this ancient site was at the very top of my list of things I had to do while in Ireland and I can assure you, it did […]

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Cloud Gate

For those of you who follow this blog, you know that I make no attempt at hiding my unbridled nerdiness, especially in the realms of art and art history.  I am a proud art history nerd and I don’t care who knows it!  You may also know that I have a penchant for public art […]

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