Hello guys!
I’m so excited to tell you about my trip to Dublin. I was there on a language course with about 40 other students from my school. The weather was so great that I can’t even believe we were so lucky, because usually it rains in Ireland and it is cold. Well anyway, I went to Trinity College with my friends on Thursday. We bought tickets to see the exhibition about Book of Kells and it was very amazing to see it. After that we went to see the library and it was very beautiful. It smelled like old books and dust. The ceiling was very high and the darkness was like created to that space.

There was the Brian Boru Harp, a traditional Irish instrument. It is the oldest harp in Ireland and the insignia of Ireland. It looked like a very aesthetic instrument but it was really big. I can imagine how hard it would be to play it.

I chose it because I think it’s a very big part of Ireland and it’s one of the exciting things among instruments. The harp is made of willow and oak, and it has 29 bass strings. It is restored and re-strung in 1961.

I would recommend the visit to the Trinity College’s library to everybody because even I, who don’t like to read, liked it. It was a very aesthetic place and there were interesting things in the hallway. Yes, you definitely should go there!



(Riina Ruutala 16D)