The Book of Kells - a review
Stephen Walker reviews three modern books on the Book of Kells: the 1990 facsimile, Victoria Whitworth's 2025 study, and Donncha MacGabhann's two-artist theory.
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Firsthand observations on why the Irish diaspora wears Claddagh rings — plus the Fede ring origins, Joyce legends, and the history of a symbol that never went away.
Continue readingMany people don’t understand that this kind of small-town life still exists in America. You might think in stereotypes like Mayberry, but there aren’t really towns like that anymore, are there? Not Mayberry exactly, but yes, something similar and half a century later.
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