This is one of the oldest BEATUS VIR pages from the 9th century AD
No this is not Irish though perhaps an Irish artist trained the monks in Germany where this was produced? You can certainly see the Irish influences in the interlaced patterns and the bird heads!
More Beatus Vir images as I find them!
Wikipedia Commons is one good place to look but don't forget to check other sites.
And cross check them. Some images appear on several sites but have varying quality of digization of the photos used.
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