DUBLIN - Ireland 2014 - page 107

▲ National Museum: Decorative Arts and History Shows off Irish dress, fur-
niture, silver, and weaponry with a special focus on the 1916 rebellion, fight for
independence, and civil war. Hours: Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 14:00-17:00, closed
Mon. See here .
▲ Gaelic Athletic Association Museum High-tech museum of traditional Gaelic
sports such as hurling and Irish football. Hours: Daily 9:30-17:00, Sun
11:30-17:00. On game Sundays, it's open only to ticket holders. See here .
The Book: The Book of Kells contains the four gospels of the Bible. It's 680 pages
long (or 340 “folios,” the equivalent of one sheet, front and back). The Latin calli-
graphy—all in capital letters—follows ruled lines, forming neat horizontal bars across the
page. Sentences end with a “period” of three dots. The black-brown ink was made from
the galls of oak trees. Scholars have found a number of spelling errors that were never cor-
rected, apparently because the look was more important than accuracy.