I’m trying to decide whether to schedule a visit to see the Book of Kells during our time in Dublin. Has anyone visited since all the books were removed from the library? I imagine the library full of books would have been an amazing part of the experience. I’m not so sure about the immersive digital experience.
I visited Dublin once decades ago on a weekend trip while studying abroad in London. I cannot remember whether I saw the Book of Kells on that visit— yikes! (I do remember thick air pollution, a really fun youth hostel, and a wonderful night of Irish Music where the small group of us from the hostel were probably the only non locals. Like I said, Decades ago.)
We visited Dublin as a family 14 years ago, but skipped the Book of Kells because we were traveling with an 11 year old that time around. There’s a part of my brain telling me I can’t visit Dublin a third time without seeing the Book of Kells! But without books in the library????