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c. 800The Book of Kells is made, most likely at Iona, Scotland and finished at Kells, Ireland.
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806Viking raid on Iona, Scotland; Book of Kells moved to abbey of Kells, Ireland.
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c. 1007The Book of Kells stolen from the abbey at Kells and damaged.
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c. 1649 - c. 1653Oliver Cromwell invades Ireland; Book of Kells moved from Kells to Dublin for safety when Cromwell stations troops in Kells.
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1661Bishop Henry Jones donates The Book of Kells to Trinity College, Dublin.
