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Cumdach is an elaborate ornamented case used to protect books. Used in Medieval Ireland. The earliest known example was made for the Book of Durrow for the King of Ireland Flann Sinna (879-916). The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... The beginning of the Gospel of Mark from the Book of Durrow. ... Henry VIII, became the first King of Ireland in 1541. ... Events Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll. ... Events City of Mahdia founded in Tunisia Mercian warrior queen Aethelflaed conquers Wales Births Deaths St. ...


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Cumdachs and Polaires (3007 words)
The families associated with the different cumdachs are: the Cathach - O'Donnell/ Magroarty; St. Caillen - O'Rourke; St. Mulling - Kavanagh; Dimma - O'Carroll Eli; Domnach Airgid - Maguire; Stowe Missal - O'Kennedy; the Misach - O'Morison; and the Soiscel Molaise - O'Meehan (Kelly 1994:286).
This cumdach, as several of the others, has had different books associated with it; traditionally it was known as the Shrine of St. Maelruain's Gospel, but the common name of Stowe Missal has currently won favor (Lucas 1973:128).
It was not until 1986 that the remains of the earliest and largest of the surviving cumdachs were discovered in the lake known as Lough Kinale, which has given its name to the shrine.
Book of Durrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (245 words)
It contains a large illumination program including six extant carpet pages, a full page miniature of the four evangelist's symbols, four full page miniatures, each containing a single evangelist symbol, and six pages with decorated text.
The earliest known cumdach was made to house and protect the Book of Durrow at the behest of King of Ireland Flann Sinna (879-916).
The five pound note of the "Series B" banknotes of the Republic of Ireland contained an excerpt from the book.
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