Trinity College Dublin

I highly recommend the student led tour. I had George and he was fabulous. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the oldest college in Ireland and seeing the Book of Kells and the incredible library. I was there at 9:30 am on a Wednesday and there was no wait and I was able to see the Book up close.

Gorgeous Campus! Makes me wish I attended Trinity College!
They have a campanile (bell tower) and superstition holds it that whoever passes underneath it when the bell tolls will fail their exams!– I’m pretty sure I ran underneath this bell as it rang… that would explain everything ha ha

As an ex-​TCD student myself (I went to the dark side, hint: Belfield) I still have an appreciation for this lovely campus. Even the first time I visited it, in the wind and rain of mid-​January a few years ago, I loved its iconic front gate and cobbled square. In a prime location right in city centre, it’s a perfect place for a stroll or a drink at the Pav.
Its small size makes it easy to explore in a couple of hours. Of course, it’s home to the famous old library and Book of Kells, which is worth a visit if you can snag a student for free entry. The museum building is beautiful– it’s worth going inside just for a look. I always wondered at the tourists who would flock into the arts block– there’s not much to see there! The Science Gallery toward the back of campus is intriguing as well.

This is a really pretty college and campus. My friend and I came here to visit the library. It was so amazing I didn’t want to leave I could have walked around that library all day.

I had a wonderful time exploring the Trinity campus. It definitely feels like a real life «Hogwarts.» The campus grounds and library are amazing. I highly recommend visiting the campus.

Lovely campus right in central Dublin. Famous for it’s terrific old library, the long reading room to be exact and also holding the magnificent ‘Book of Kells’
If you are into history then this would be a good tour for you to do

This is a beautiful old university filled with lovely architecture and many buildings making it almost a school/​city within a city.
I came here years ago and was so impressed. I loved the green marble everywhere — that was actually imported from Tennessee.
There are other great things here — like THE BOOK OF KELLS… don not miss this… even though it is much smaller than I expected.
Trinity also offers a lot of great theater — student as it may be.
And the best thing about Trinity — — you can hit one of 500 local Irish pubs when you leave it.

Un pur moment de BONHEUR! Si je me rappelle bien, l’entrée est de 10 euros (Tarif décembre 2015) .
C’est en allant le visiter que j’ai pu en apprendre un peu plus sur le livre de Kell’s…Tout est très bien expliqué et illustré. Bön, le hic, c’est que tout est écrit en anglais (et comme je né maitrise pas tout le vocabulaire… aie, aie, aie) et pas de casque audio de proposés dans différentes langues, mais bon!
Et puis une arrivée à l’entrée de la vieille bibliothèque, waouh… on en prend plein les yeux, c’est haut, c’est grand, le plafond et les murs fait de bois. Une odeur particulière y règne (le bois, mêlé livres anciens).
En gros, si vous allez à Dublin, cela fait parti de LA visite incontournable!

Who doesn’t have 30 minutes for a quick and entertaining tour of this historic site? Our guide, a recent graduate of Trinity, was quite entertaining! After a fun and informative tour, we were able to view the Book of Kells which is a must see. It’s incredible to view the illustrations that are so incredibly vibrant and beautiful after thousands of years. After, make sure to check out the library. It is a stunning room. All on the cheap too!

Trinity is a beautiful historic site and of course active college campus. The architecture is incredible and the tour is a great way to see it up close. Make sure not to miss the library or Book of Kells, an ornate manuscript. The library feels like something from a movie. The campus isn’t high, so wandering around is pretty quick.

One of the most iconic colleges in the world and just may lay claim to having the world’s best & most famous writers & poets as part of their Alumni.
The architecture alone is worth a visit. The grounds are open to the public, we were given a loose tour which covered some of the historical highlights as well as quotes from famous attendees. The library is a spectacular marvel!
I love the massive antique gates that lead into the courtyard. Definitely worth a visit of you find yourself in Dublin.

I stopped in here to tourist through the Trinity College Library and see the Book of Kells (no surprise there), but was also impressed by the campus itself. It’s beautiful, with abundant green space. Even though I was in on a weekend, the campus was nonethless buzzing with student activity. Unlike many European universities, where there wasn’t a real sense of campus life like you see in the U.S., this campus felt much like an American college campus.

Campus has some nice buildings. The main attraction is the Book of Kells but the line was so long didn’t bother to go in. Instead I walked the campus and enjoyed watching student life.

The most impressive library ever seen.
You may have to queue to enter but it is definitely worth it. You are explained the story of the books, how they preserve them, you then see the main attraction: the Book of Kells and then enter the long and very very impressive library.

Lovely place to walk around and check out. The buildings are gorgeous are so neat. There’s this one building that has 3 differently styled windows all next to each other. If you’re a history buff or can appreciate pretty, old buildings more than I do, I’m sure you’ll love this place more than I did!
Also, the book of Kells is here. I didn’t know until a few days after I visited… so do come to check that out if you’re interested!

Why have I never considered cutting through here and taking advantage of all the amazing green space in here. Obviously home to a lot of history on Ireland and famous with tourists for the Book of Kells but tonight, for the first time I took the time to wander through the open spaces and with the sun shining, it was just perfect. I power walk through the city every evening on my way home but no more, I say. I’m going to definitely take this route more often and just 1 minute away from the chaotic streets of Dublin is the beautiful gardens of Trinity. The perfect place to grab a book, take up a bench or sit in the grass… Read the book or ponder life either which way, take note and people enjoy this shared space we have :-)

This was a lovely walk on our way to other adventures. You can do a tour for 12 euro, but I was content just walking around on my own and enjoying the architecture and landscaping. I’m pretty sure the greenest grass in the world and the happiest trees are in Ireland, and Trinity College’s campus is a testament to that. If you have the time and are in the area, I highly recommend just walking through-​you can get through it all in 15 – 30 mins depending on your pace and how many photos you take.

A faire surtout pour la bibliothèque qui est vraiment magnifique !

A faire vu que c’est noté dans tous les guides etc. mais un peu court comme visite.
Une première expo sur la calligraphie assez intéressante.
Puis on pénètre dans cette fameuse bibliothèque. Bien sûr très impressionnante et très belle mais on en a vite faite le tour …

The price of admission is quite reasonable considering you get to reenact a scene out of Beauty and the Beast! Seriously, the massive wooden library makes my knees knock like Belle’s when she first gazes upon the Beast’s Library!
The library’s main chamber is called «The Long Room» and it’s filled with 200,000 old books bound in leather cords sitting enticingly upon hand carved wooden shelves. As the library received more and more books over the years it was built UP higher and higher resulting in the gorgeous barrel-​vaulted ceiling you see today!
The library is terribly mysterious and musty smelling! It was unbearably tempting to explore it more, but we weren’t even able to take photographs. There were some examples of books, mainly luminaries, on display and I read how this one book you can only turn the pages using a silk scarf!
Also at the Trinity College Museum we saw The Book of Kells. I remember studying this important book in my Humanities class. However, upon finally viewing this world famous Illuminated manuscript— I wasn’t nearly impressed as I thought it would be (and I’m a Graphic Designer!) I really liked learning how they had to get rocks from different parts the world to get different colors to paint. To get blue you had to find the Lapis rock which was only found in Afghanistan.

Wirklich ein must seen in einer ohnehin mit vielen Sehenswürdigkeiten gespickten, tollen Stadt.

I couldn’t help but feel locked in a Dickensian time-​warp, a Victorian era scene as I meandered through Trinity College and its darkened libraries and overcast gardens. I imagined walking through chill, damp cold to get to class on a Christmastime dream of endless possibilities. But I’m an American on vacation with little time for Dickensian ramblings.
Open to the public, these grounds offer respite from the noise and din of downtown and the roar of the buses seem a long way off. Now and then a jet plane arcs overhead to remind us of what century we’re in but all-​in-​all, you can escape to a world of the past within these chambered halls. I followed the detailed and colorful biblical interpretations through the Book of Kells and marveled at the artistic masterwork of Celtic monks circa 800 or even earlier. The Insular art of human, animal and mythical beasts all meshed together in Celtic knots and interlacing patterns in vibrant colors is a pleasure to behold and I felt fortunate to do so. Being a child of the sixties surrounded by psychedelic posters of San Francisco’s rock concerts, I felt these ancient Irish monks had it wired long before any Bill Graham or Family Dog promotion ever did.
Not wanting to waste any time in the City, I held to my primary goals of national museums, historic sights and Trinity College before heading north. It was a good plan. When in Dublin on holiday, a trip to Trinity is a must. Go with eyes and ears wide open and the entry fee will long be forgotten.

Trinity college is where the Book of Kells is stored. Unfortunately for our tour group, we were told that the display case that held the Book of Kells was damaged so the Book of Kells was not available for viewing. Bummer!
Thankfully, there was a great store next to the exhibit so I spent a lot of my time here shopping. Plus, above the store was an awesome library. The library was breathtaking!
I plan to return again, and hopefully when I do visit the Book will be available then!

Now you know the primary reason you come to Trinity College is to see the Book of Kells. That’s what all the travel sites and guidebooks tell you, and far be it for me to tell you otherwise. Just be forewarned that it will cost you € 9 to take a self-​guided walk into a dark room where maybe, just maybe, you’ll have a couple of moments to see it before someone aggressively shoulder-​blocks you away from the glass display case. That’s why it’s a good thing that Trinity College offers more than an ancient book. It’s a beautiful campus fully enclosed within Dublin, small by US standards at 47 acres but steeped in history since it’s been around since 1592.
You enter though majestically carved wooden doors through the main gate on College Green and find yourself in the main quad, Parliament Square (see photo). Bear right and you’ll end up in Fellows’ Square, and the crowds you are likely to see are queuing up for the Book of Kells and the Long Room, as elegant a college library as you could possibly envision with marble busts lining the main hallway and spiral staircases leading you to over 200,000 antiquarian books (see photos). The greenest parts of the campus are the Rugby Ground and the immaculately manicured College Park lined with sturdy wooden benches (see photo). Sit a spell on one of them and bask in the academic splendor that is Trinity.

Vaut le détour! Né serait-​ce qu’en déambulant a pied seul. Pour l’architecture et le calme notamment. Nombreux havres de paix avec de grands espaces de gazon, d’eau

En plein centre de Dublin, derrière des avenues franchement bruyantes, se niche ce hâvre de paix composé de beaux bâtiments anciens et de gazon tondu comme vous croyez pas que c’est possible. La visite guidée de l’ensemble vaut dix Euros, mais vous pouvez choisr de déambuler librement et de profiter du silence et du contraste des verts et des gris.
En revanche, OBLIGATOIRE est la visite de l’immense bilbiothèque: au rez-​de-​chaussée une expo remarquable sur des manuscrits anciens, détaillés, agrandis, expliqués magnifiquement, et en haut, le vaisseau fabuleux de la bibliothèque elle-​même, toute de bois revêtue, avec ces rayons en alcôves, ses échelles mobiles à l’usage des étudiants, ses deux bancs de bois… et la lyre originale, symbole de l’Irlande et de la Guinness. Les titres des ouvrages, leurs couvertures de cuir, la beauté de l’ensemble sont certainement lune des grandes émotions de Dublin (si lon excepte la bière, bien sûr ! Hips…).

Wunderschön! Wir sind einfach durchgegangen und haben uns alles angeguckt!
Es ist eines der größten Unigebäude in Dublin und sehr sehenswert!
Man kommt rein und hat diese Atmospharewow!
Für mich, als touristin war es sehr sehenswert (gerade bei gutem Wetter)!!
Das Gelände ist sehr groß und besteht aus mehreren Gebäuden!Wer sich für Architektur interesiert, wird sich hier innerlich sehr freuen, da diese Gebäude sehr alt sind und verschiedene Bauarten bzw Zeiten verraten.
Es ist ein wunderschöner grüner Rasen, der bei gutem Wetter zum hinsetzen verführt!

In den Semesterferien kann man als Tourist im Trinity College eine Unterkunft finden. Man wohnt dann in einem der Studentenzimmer. Diese sind eher spartanisch eingerichtet, so dass man sich fast wie ein Student fühlt. Für Besucher ist der Spaß allerdings ziemlich teuer. Trotzdem ist es einfach super mitten im Zentrum von Dublin und direkt am Kiez zu wohnen. Das College ist gerade am Abend eine ruhige Insel im lebendigen Zentrum. Touristen kommen abends auch nicht mehr aufs Gelände, es sei denn sie wohnen zufällig dort ;-). Also, wer das Studentenleben nicht fürchtet und auch kein Problem mit einer kalten Dusche hat, sollte hier mal eine Nacht verbringen!