- 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 of Kells. ... Ireland’s most famous illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, was crafted here by generations of monks.
- Tag Archives: Abbey of Kells. The Book of Kells at Trinity College, Dublin. November 4, 2013 by Christa Thompson @ChristaTravels.
- The name Book of Kells is derived from the Abbey of Kells in Kells, County Meath, which was its home for much of the medieval period.
- Discover Kells Priory in Kilkenny, Ireland: These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
- The book found its home in the Abbey of Kells in County Meath, Ireland. It rested there for centuries until Oliver Cromwell—English revolutionary and prolific...
- The Abbey of Kells (Mainistir Cheanannais in Irish) is a former monastery located in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 40 miles north of Dublin.
- The cloister at Jerpoint Abbey within60 The extensive ruins of Kells priory reveal its former size and importance in Ireland.
- The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Abbey of Kells costs only RUB 1099, and the quickest way takes just 48 mins. Find the travel option that best suits you.
- Kells Priory. Ireland ... The ruins are 500m east of Kells on the Stoneyford road; from the car park, head to the right of the walls to find the main entrance.