2. Why was the door of the round tower so high up?
3. What were round towers used for?
4. Name two examples of round towers.
The Book of Kells Watch the video ‘The Book of Kells’ (RTÉ, 3.04) on YouTube and answer the questions that follow. 1. Why is it called ‘The Book of Kells’?
2. What is the Book of Kells written on? 3. Before being moved to Trinity College, where did the Book of Kells hang? 4. Why can’t cameras film the book? 5. How many scribes transcribed (copied) this book?
6. The Book of Kells is one of the most famous books in the world but nobody knows who created it. If you were one of those monks, would you be happy to remain anonymous (unknown) or would you like your name to be known? Explain your answer.