• In the 12th century, details of land charters for the abbey were copied onto blank pages of the Book of Kells as was common practice for the period.
  • However, the 10th century was a difficult period for the abbey: it suffered numerous Viking assaults and plunders, but managed to hold on to the Book of Kells .
  • Produced by the Irish animation company Cartoon Saloon, The Secret of Kells is set in and around the Abbey of Kells, Ireland, at the time of the Viking incursions.
  • 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...
  • By Abbey of Kells [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. ... The town of Kells or Ceanannas Mór, meaning great fort, is known to have been a royal...
  • The famous Abbey of Kells, located an hour's drive from Dublin, familiar worldwide from two things.
  • But while the Book of Kells is truly incredible, and I’ll talk more about it later, Kells itself (especially the abbey) has its own fascinating history.
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  • The Abbey of Kells is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, north of Dublin. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was...