Trinity College Library
Dublin, Ireland. Founded 1592.
- Type: University
- City: Dublin
- Country: Ireland
- Founded: 1592
Overview
The library of Trinity College Dublin, founded with the college in 1592, holds about 6 million printed items. The Old Library of 1732 contains the Long Room, a 65 meter oak vaulted hall lined with 200,000 of the oldest books, marble busts, and the medieval Brian Boru harp. The Book of Kells, illuminated around 800, draws a million visitors a year.
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