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Fair Trade
(shown left)
As the Celtic population in Ireland grew new centres of
trade and learning emerged. Founded by St. Ciaran,
Clonmacnoise in Ireland, was one such centre. This
particular design of interlacing human figures is from
Clonmacnoise and has been depicted in the Book of Kells.
It is said to represent bartering
borne from the fact that the participants are obviously
engaged in fierce negotiation. The interlacing in this
design reminds us of the essential need for human
interaction and the importance of fair trade.
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