text: Ancient prayer book found in Irish bog
  
  July 28, 2006 
  
  An early medieval Christian Psalter (prayer book) was discovered in a bog in the Midland Region of Ireland on July 25, 2006, prompting some to term it the Irish version of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 
  The psalter was found by a worker excavating peat from the bog. The worker immediately covered the book with damp soil, as exposure to dry air after so many centuries of dampness might have destroyed it. He was praised by Dr. Patrick Wallace, director of the National Museum of Ireland, for doing that. The book was found open to the page of Psalm 83. 
  The Psalter is currently kept under refrigeration at the National Museum while researchers determine how to open the book without damaging the book's pages and possibly destroying it.
tokens: Ancient prayer book found in Irish bog July 28 , 2006 An early medieval Christian Psalter ( prayer book ) was discovered in a bog in the Midland Region of Ireland on July 25 , 2006 , prompting some to term it the Irish version of the Dead Sea Scrolls . The psalter was found by a worker excavating peat from the bog . The worker immediately covered the book with damp soil , as exposure to dry air after so many centuries of dampness might have destroyed it . He was praised by Dr. Patrick Wallace , director of the National Museum of Ireland , for doing that . The book was found open to the page of Psalm 83 . The Psalter is currently kept under refrigeration at the National Museum while researchers determine how to open the book without damaging the book 's pages and possibly destroying it .
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