Fearing Notre Dame style fire, funding sought to protect Book of Kells
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DUBLIN, Ireland: Trinity College is seeking $29 million in government funding to prevent a future fire from destroying its historic old library. Noting that the library houses Ireland's Book of Kells, the application for the funding noted that a "litany of destructive fires" have occurred in historic buildings around the world. In seeking the funding, the university wrote directly to Taoiseach Michel Martin, say