Alphabet Series: D - Dublin, Ireland

And the last letter painting of the series - Dublin, Ireland. It wasn't last because I was putting it off. It was last because really I just couldn't decide what I wanted to use to represent Dublin and Ireland. So here it is - finally. At Trinity College in Dublin you can view folios from the Book of Kells, written and illuminated by monks in 800 CE and kept safe from invading vikings. Just outside Dublin you can view round towers, each with a single door about 3 meters above ground, thought to be used as bell towers, places of refuge, or both. And at the Hill of Tara, you can climb the hill and touch the "Stone of Destiny" were Irish high kings were thought to be crowned.

*Note: The Claddagh design comes from Claddagh (now a part of Galway City) in Western Ireland. The design we know today was created in the 17th century and represents love, friendship and loyalty.