Ringerike style. Like the manuscript, it is in Trinity College Library, Dublin, while an early 20th century reproduction is in New York. Shrine of Caillín of Fenagh The Shrine of Caillín of Fenagh is a late example, and was built to hold a manuscript which updates a much earlier book detailing the life of St. Caillín of Fenagh, County Leitrim (fl. ), which may have been written by the saint himself. Caillín is described by Lucas as "something of a specialist in the production of battle talismans" and according to legend, in his lifetime commissioned a number of battle standards, including in the form a bell and a containers for a Gospel. The was badly damaged in a 2009 fire at St Mel's Cathedral, Longford, where it had been kept since 1980. It was acquired by the NMI the following year, while the manuscript is in the collection of the Royal Irish Academy. There is some doubt as to if the shrine was actually intended as a , including the fact that it is smaller than the manuscript. Study and conservation Although most of the extant book shaped protective shrines are mentioned in Irish annals, they were not properly described until the early 19th century, when antiquarians and collectors such as George Petrie began to seek them out from hereditary collections. Most are badly damaged, including due to general wear and tear over the centuries, events such as fires at their holding location, or most usually, having elements such as their gemstones removed for sale by their owners. A majority are now in the NMI. The most significant lost mentioned in Irish annals, which are also the three earliest, are the shrines for the Book of Armagh (added 938 AD), Book of Durrow () and the shrine for the Book of Kells (which may have only been an ornamental metal container, rather than an permanently sealed and illustrated cover), which is recorded as plundered in the 1007 annals of Ulster. References Notes Sources "Antiquities": Wallace, Patrick F., O Floinn, Raghnall eds. Treasures of the National Museum of Ireland: Irish Antiquities, 2002, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, Crawford, Henry. "A Descriptive List of Irish Shrines and Reliquaries. Part I". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 6th series, volume 13, no. 1, June 1923. Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth. Royal Inauguration in Gaelic Ireland C.1100-1600: A Cultural Landscape Study. Suffolk: Boydell Press,