- During my recent visit to Dublin, Ireland I was able to make my way over to the Old Library at Trinity College, home to the Book of Kells Exhibit.
- Thought to date back to about the 8th century, this national treasure was kept for many years in the Abbey of Kells in County Meath, hence its name.
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- The Abbey of Kells (Mainistir Cheanannais in Irish) is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 40 miles (64km) north of Dublin.
- Why is the Book of Kells in Dublin and not in Kells of County Meath? The monastery’s glory years had faded by the mid 17th Century.
- Abbey of Kells. ... Kells Round Tower (21 F). Media in category "Kells Abbey". The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
- 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.
- Things to See and Do in Kells, Ireland. Experience medieval history and Celtic spirituality by visiting the Abbey of Kells and viewing its distinctive round tower.
- Later, an Irish farmer discovered the manuscripts sticking out of the mud in his field. He turned it into the Abbey of Kells, which was its home for centuries.
- The Abbey of Kells. ... Ireland’s most famous illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, was crafted here by generations of monks.