{"id":6176,"date":"2025-04-15T13:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/?p=6176"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:59:20","slug":"trinity-college-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/trinity-college-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity College Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592 (the charter was granted in December 1591.) Dublin donated the grounds, the site of the ruined monastery, All Hallows, which had been founded in 1166 by\u00a0Dermot MacMurrough\u00a0(a most interesting character that I will have to blog more about someday.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege-850x479.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RubricsoldestatTrinityCollege.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rubrics at Trinity College. I think it&#8217;s now a dorm. \u00a9CindyThomson2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The oldest building still standing on the campus is called Rubrics and dates from the early 1700s. The original buildings are long gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0library at Trinity College\u00a0is a must see stop on any tour of Ireland. Most people are interested in seeing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittrinity.ie\/book-of-kells-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Book of Kells<\/a>, as I was. But there is so much more not to be missed. These pictures are from my last visit in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5695\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-Trinity-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9CindyThomson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5694\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Long-Room-staircase-Trinity-College-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9CindyThomson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So much of Ireland\u2019s history is ancient so it\u2019s a little unexpected to find the buildings at Ireland\u2019s oldest college are more modern. However, modern in the case of the Old Library is 16th century. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6178\" style=\"width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-768x1362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-866x1536.jpg 866w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-1155x2048.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-300x532.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-850x1508.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TrinityCollege-scaled.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outside Trinity College. \u00a9CindyThomson2010<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdmundBurkeTrinityCollege.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6179\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdmundBurkeTrinityCollege.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EdmundBurkeTrinityCollege-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9CindyThomson2010. Statue of Edmund Burke outside of Trinity College. Erected in 1868.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592 (the charter was granted in December 1591.) Dublin donated the grounds, the site of the ruined monastery, All Hallows, which had been founded in 1166 by\u00a0Dermot MacMurrough\u00a0(a most interesting character that I will have to blog more about someday.) 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