The poor scribes of yore who were spiritual calligraphers and illuminators of Ireland's most famous book, many housed in Trinity College Dublin, the monks and scholars of Ireland. Ah, June! The sun is ...

Newly displayed 1,300-year-old doodles suggest that medieval monastic life wasn’t all about solemn chants and holy scripture. Now on view at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, the ...

I’d never heard of St. Gallus until my last trip to Switzerland. While there, I discovered — and developed a healthy respect for — this humble Irish monk through whom God did great things. To ...

Monks created an illuminated Bible of astonishing beauty sometime between the 6th and 8th centuries. It’s one of the most cherished masterpieces in Ireland, writes Martha Kearney. One summer a few ...

Pottery, animal bones, seeds, nuts, and more tell a tale of what everyday life was like in medieval times in a monastic settlement in Ireland. Armed with two-meter COVID-19 sticks, to ensure they were ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Emma Donoghue about her new book, Haven. In it, three Irish monks in the Middle Ages choose to live a life of isolation on a rocky island. Emma Donoghue tends to write ...