An inside look at managing the famously popular Book of Kells and Long Room with Anne-Marie Diffley

Trinity College Dublin Talks

Anne-Marie Diffley is the Visitor Services Manager for the Book of Kells and Long Room, which were visited by a record one million guests last year. People come from all over to see the Book of Kells, the famous 9th century manuscript of the four gospels. Its fame comes from the remarkable artwork that has since permeated Irish society. Visitors come for the Book, but the lasting impression by far is from the Long Room, which houses 200,000 of the library's oldest books. It definitely has that "wow" factor and is not to be missed on any visit to Dublin. In this episode, she divulges what VIP visits are like and lets us in on what other lesser known treasures are hidden amongst the books and busts.