Benburb Priory Library and Museum to celebrate return of 1680 King James Bible after restoration

Benburb Priory Library and Museum will be the focus for a special event on 26 March at 7.30pm to celebrate the return of its 1680 King James Bible after a dedicated conservation programme which has restored it to its former glory. The Bible’s restoration is part of the Library and Museum’s ongoing conservation programme which has rescued many rare books and unique artefacts from being lost to future generations.

The centrepiece of the event will be talks by two distinguished scholars, the Very Rev Gregory Dunstan, Dean of St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh, and Professor Séamus MacMathúna MRIA,…


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