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VIDEO: Conan O'Brien accepts TCD patronage, calling himself "dangerously inbred"

The TV host spoke to Trinity’s Philisophical Society about his “mother country”, “Irish begrudgery” and told TCD to “get over” the Book of Kells.

Oct 13th 2012, 9:30 AM 17,145 Views 15 Comments

HE’S BEEN IN Dublin for a few days, and now we know why.

Conan O’Brien was invited to his “mother country” to accept an honorary patronage from Trinity College Dublin’s Philosophical Society.

Before he came to TCD, he checked out The Phil’s Facebook and Tumblr pages, with pretty interesting results…

YouTube/TCDPhil

“I’m furious. I went into this store in Dublin and it was NOT what I expected.” – @ConanOBrien

Conan O’Brien is back in Ireland, but how tall is he?

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VIDEO: Conan O'Brien accepts TCD patronage, calling himself "dangerously inbred"

The TV host spoke to Trinity’s Philisophical Society about his “mother country”, “Irish begrudgery” and told TCD to “get over” the Book of Kells.