The book of kells official guide6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() MacLaine’s fantasies associate The Book of Kells with John the Scott (800-877) who MacLaine insists visited her spiritually during her Camino walk, and informed her that he grew up in the place where The Book of Kells was written, an obvious reference to a town in County Meath, Ireland (many scholars contend that The Book of Kells was actually produced on the island of Iona, in Scotland, and later transferred to Kells). If this blasted pandemic will abate, I plan to return to Ireland next year to view this iconic document first-hand. ![]() This book is exhibited at Trinity College, in Dublin. ![]() In fact, I’ve been kicking myself since 2013, for failing to get a first-hand look at The Book of Kells when I last visited Ireland. My interest in The Book of Kells was revived by its mention in Shirley MacLaine’s work The Camino, which is an account of her Camino walk. ![]()
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