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A bust of Plato in the Long Room at Trinity College Dublin (Yvonne Gordon)

Go Behind the Scenes at an Iconic Irish Library as Staff Move 700,000 Historical Treasures Into Storage

Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library will close for restoration and construction in 2027. What does that mean for the medieval manuscripts and books housed there?

Yvonne Gordon

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