tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954315852664055327.post1980179205491314883..comments2023-06-04T16:23:23.475+01:00Comments on Celtic Ways Tales: Is the Book Of Kells boring?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954315852664055327.post-68891855980883784502011-01-15T00:00:20.119+00:002011-01-15T00:00:20.119+00:00Shame the last Anonymous did not leave a name or e...Shame the last Anonymous did not leave a name or expand on these very interesting comments. <br /><br />Not much proof about anything from the monastic period though from the time of Columcille it does seem the scribing industry commenced in Ireland. As a mason on Iona for over 10 years the story tols there is of the Book Of Kells commencing there and sometime during the 70s or early 80s I believe the Book Of Kells was briefly in exhibition on Iona, or was it the copy that ended up in Kells. I think it came to Iona in the early 80s just after I left. <br /><br />Interesting about the old building in Kells. The lady with the key calls it a scriptorium and my response was that I would find it awfully uncomfortable to scribe there.<br /><br />Pilgrimage stories are what you call them, "stories" and I personally believe we learn more from stories than we do from archived works. I feel that archived work becomes history and history is usually used for agendas and control. A good example is the Life of Columcille by Adamson. <br /><br />I don't think anyone in the monastic period brought Christianity to Ireland. They brought scriptures that were scribed. Each monastery had a different definition of how to live out the teachings of the scriptures merged with the faiths already existing. I believe Columcille once said, "Jesus is my druid". I do not remember where that is from as i also believe the word "druid" was not used at that time but a different word for the spiritual teachers of the time, maybe "deravid" or the welsh "derywydd"<br /><br />I personally have my doubts of Columcille ever having a monastic site at Kells. I feel that was started by monks from Iona after his death. I feel Durrow and Derry were all there was founded by him. However, from what is written your theory is also as strong as mine so I think its a choice of interpretation.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment though as it really stirred my interest again :-)John Willmotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727454453235797874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954315852664055327.post-68033634295044716052011-01-14T22:16:34.161+00:002011-01-14T22:16:34.161+00:00There is no proof that the Book of Kells began in ...There is no proof that the Book of Kells began in Iona.<br />There is no Scriptorium in Kells : it's more likely to have been an oratory. <br />There are a few fanciful bits in the 'pilgrimage' stories.<br />The Book of Kells ought to be in the National Museum ~ not being exploited by TCD for money.<br />Columba did not bring Christianity to Ireland, or England, or Scotland.<br />Columba had a monastic site at Kells before leaving Ireland(6th Century).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954315852664055327.post-25290944699520200052009-09-25T23:03:27.331+01:002009-09-25T23:03:27.331+01:00John, we did not find the Book of Kells to be bori...John, we did not find the Book of Kells to be boring! We waited for over an hour last year, due to the long line of visitors and in the rain, to enter T/College; I heard similar comments but from only a handful of people - the majority of folks were thrilled to see the Book Of Kells :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com