Above : Book Of Kells It was during this period that the oldest books written in Ireland, and still existing, were composed. It was then, also, that the earliest Gaelic literature which we possess was composed, or first put into the form in which it has come down to us. The oldest books, however, are not Gaelic literature ; they are, in fact, not original literature at all, but copies of the Gospels and the Psalms and are in Latin. These venerable books ... Read More