• The Abbey of Kells (Irish: Mainistir Cheanannais) is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of Dublin.
  • Kells Abbey was founded in 554 by Saint Columba, an Irish evangelist who later became one of the patron saints of the Irish.
  • Current info about Abbey of Kells in Meath, Ireland from Courthouse section. Map and driving direction, opening hours, phone, fax, local address, website and...
  • The abbey is known as the site of the creation and preservation of the legendary Book of Kells, a manuscript published by the monks and residents of the...
  • Abbey of Kells Monastery – First founded in 554, the Abbey of Kells Monastery is where much of the Book of Kells was created. It’s known for its four high crosses...
  • Following a Viking raid, the monks may have relocated to the Abbey of Kells in County Meath, Ireland, where the book was eventually named.
  • The Book of Kells, Ireland’s most significant cultural treasure and the world’s most famous medieval manuscript, is a must-see for anyone who visits Dublin.
  • The unfinished manuscript was brought with the monks from Iona to Kells in Ireland, thought to be a safe haven, where it was completed.
  • Brush up on the story of the Book of Kells – the relic that has survived since 800AD to become one of Ireland's greatest historical attractions.
  • Others suspect the monks may have finished it after moving to the Abbey of Kells in County Meath, Ireland, the monastery for which the book was named.