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On the 26th of January we went to Dublin. We went to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. First of all we read about the history of the book of Kells. We learnt that they used calf skin for paper and it took 185 calves skins to complete the book. Today wew can take paint out of a tube and start to paint but back then they collected paint from different stones and rocks. They collected stones and rocks from all over the world. The book of Kells was made up of two books. The first book was written with small illustrations down the side and the second was full of illustrations. Nobody is sure if the same person made both books or just one. The book of Kells is made up from stories from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The book of Kells was written in old Irish. It took years of careful detail to complete, but they also made some mistakes as well. Because of the ink they used the book is kept in a dark room because it would fade in sunlight. We found the book very intresting.