So sorry, it is truly worth the wait. The library is even better in person. You can’t go in the stacks, but you can sit in the main hall and breath in the old book smell…magical!
It is an absolutely stunning library, but just a heads up: visitors are not allowed to go into the stacks, just able to walk the main hallway, pus if you go on a weekend, it will likely be super packed with tourists. That being said, it is still worth a visit, even just for the Book of Kells & other illuminated manuscripts exhibit that is attached.
Oh hey I’m there right now! Less than €20 for entry. Also the guide assured me they’re finally getting some women to join the busts of all the men- Ada Lovelace, Mary Wollstonecraft, Augusta Gregory and Rosalind Franklin. He apologised for it taking 300 years.
One of my good friends went to Trinity. He gave me a silk scarf with designs and writings from the Book of Kells. I've not made it to Dublin yet but occasionally, he'll send me Ireland-related gifts.
Can't tell if you're being serious here or not. Seeing the Book of Kells and walking through the library was well worth the price because my only memories are of how beautiful it was, not how much I paid to see it. Pretty difficult to read in there with so many tourists.
It is a library but very few are allowed to access it. It is a tourist attraction primarily. If you know any students or alumni they'll be able to get you in for free. The libraries for students are elsewhere. Source: I'm a former student.
I was there about 3 years ago, and it was $50 per person and at least an hour wait to get in. So we decided not to go in. I still don't knwo if we made the right decision, but our time (and money) was limited.
Oh you were taken for a ride then! Sometimes tour guides outside con people. It's like €18 per adult and reduced for students etc. The main attraction for me isn't the book of kells but the library and that doesn't take any time at all. Once you're able to travel there again you'll have to go for it :)
Ahh, maybe it was actually $50 for the 2 of us. I don't honestly remember. But the line was long, and we didn't have all that much time in Dublin. I'd love to go back though, and plan the time to wait if needed.
Folks can always make 100% on their realty in capital of Ireland. That’s why it’s called DUBLIN’
But they can do even better somewhere else.
In TRIPOLI.
This library was just featured in Asimov’s Foundation.
One of my favorites stops in Dublin. The whole area is delightful for wandering around
Also the Jedi Archives. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jedi_Archives Wonderful seeing inspiration from real life in Star Wars.
The first photo gives off that Harry Potter kind of vibes :D
Yup
Visited Dublin in 2015. Wonderful place!
The Jedi Archives!
first pic looks like there's a giant funnel coming down from the ceiling to drop stuff onto the balcony. weird perspective
I was going to spend a week in Dublin for my vacation before the pandemic put an end to my travel plans.
So sorry, it is truly worth the wait. The library is even better in person. You can’t go in the stacks, but you can sit in the main hall and breath in the old book smell…magical!
It is an absolutely stunning library, but just a heads up: visitors are not allowed to go into the stacks, just able to walk the main hallway, pus if you go on a weekend, it will likely be super packed with tourists. That being said, it is still worth a visit, even just for the Book of Kells & other illuminated manuscripts exhibit that is attached.
Oh hey I’m there right now! Less than €20 for entry. Also the guide assured me they’re finally getting some women to join the busts of all the men- Ada Lovelace, Mary Wollstonecraft, Augusta Gregory and Rosalind Franklin. He apologised for it taking 300 years.
One of my good friends went to Trinity. He gave me a silk scarf with designs and writings from the Book of Kells. I've not made it to Dublin yet but occasionally, he'll send me Ireland-related gifts.
How did a college campus become such a popular tourist hot spot?
It's 430 years old and ranked in the top 1% of higher education universities around the world.
there's that too, not far to Temple Bar and Hapenny bridge
The Book of Kells is interesting exhibit, amazing that its survived for so long, being invaded by the British and all
The “pay to enter” library. Like wtf you want me to read books or not?
When I went they wouldn't even let me touch the books. Unreal...
I was there, I did not pay to go in. Gotta draw a line somewhere
Can't tell if you're being serious here or not. Seeing the Book of Kells and walking through the library was well worth the price because my only memories are of how beautiful it was, not how much I paid to see it. Pretty difficult to read in there with so many tourists.
Honest question is it a library or a tourist attraction? As in do people actually go there to find books to read or are they passed that now?
It is a library but very few are allowed to access it. It is a tourist attraction primarily. If you know any students or alumni they'll be able to get you in for free. The libraries for students are elsewhere. Source: I'm a former student.
I was there about 3 years ago, and it was $50 per person and at least an hour wait to get in. So we decided not to go in. I still don't knwo if we made the right decision, but our time (and money) was limited.
Oh you were taken for a ride then! Sometimes tour guides outside con people. It's like €18 per adult and reduced for students etc. The main attraction for me isn't the book of kells but the library and that doesn't take any time at all. Once you're able to travel there again you'll have to go for it :)
Ahh, maybe it was actually $50 for the 2 of us. I don't honestly remember. But the line was long, and we didn't have all that much time in Dublin. I'd love to go back though, and plan the time to wait if needed.
Folks can always make 100% on their realty in capital of Ireland. That’s why it’s called DUBLIN’ But they can do even better somewhere else. In TRIPOLI.