Episode 124 is the third and final episode of the 2024 series celebrating the Book of Kells that was recorded on at Trinity College, Dublin on Tues 1st October 2024. Fender is given a personal tour encompassing the Book and The Long Room, culminating in the Brian Boru Harp from Visitor Officer Andrea Iadarola.

Conversation includes: introductions; Anne-Marie Diffley (Visitor Services Manager at Trinity College); starting off from the exhibition entrance; Ogham alphabet stones; the pocket gospels; the materials used to create the Book Of Kells; how the book was made; a “tour” of some of the more important pages e.g. Four Evangelists, Chi Rho page, ; the importance of animals e.g. peacock, lion, eagle, veal, salmon, mice, cat, snake etc; the interlace and spirals representing the Christian and Celtic elements; Constantine the Great; coming face to face with the Book Of Kells; the close skirmishes; the case housing the book; the current pages on display; The Long Room; how to access the books of the library; the copy of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic from 1916; sculptures and busts; the redevelopment project; Prof. Gordon Foster who invented the International Standard Book Number (ISBN); 'From Decadence to Despair' Oscar Wilde Exhibition; Jonathan Swift; Ada Lovelace; Rosalind Franklin; Lady Gregory; Gaia by Luke Jerram; Prof. William Rowan Hamilton and quaternions; Neil Armstrong; Mary Pollard; Brian Boru’s harp; Guinness vs. The Irish Government as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/collections/ks65hc20t?locale=en

https://www.visittrinity.ie/book-of-kells-experience/

116. Anne-Marie Diffley: Book Of Kells

120. Caitlin Skahen & Co: Book Of Kells - Part 2

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