The Book of Mulling

The Book of Mulling is on display alongside the Book of Kells in the Colonnades exhibition area in Trinity College, Dublin.  The Book of Mulling is one of a group of Irish 'pocket' Gospel books used by Irish missionary monks travelling on the Continent.  It dates from the second half of the 8th century. The illumination consists of initials decorated with spirals, interlace, animal heads, and other patterns. The colours used include white, blue, green, yellow, ochre, browm, mauve, purple and cherry red. Three of the Evangelist portraits survive: Matthew, Mark and John.

St Moling (d.692x697) was the founder of the monastery of St Mullins (Tech-Moling) in South County Carlow.  The manuscript belonged in the eighteenth century with its 'cumdach' (cover or shrine) to the Kavanagh family at Borris Idrone, Co. Carlow.

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