- The name for the Book of Kells come from the Abbey of Kells in Kells, County Meath in Ireland where it was kept between about the eleventh and seventeenth...
- The Abbey of Kells (Mainistir Cheanannais in Irish) is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 40 miles (64km) north of Dublin.
- Enjoy views of the picturesque countryside as you drive from destination to destination. Get to know the unspoiled treasures of Ireland's Hidden Heartlands!
- 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.
- The Abbey of Kells (Mainistir Cheanannais in Irish) is a former monastery located in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 40 miles north of Dublin.
- 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.
- Discover Kells Priory in Kilkenny, Ireland: These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
- While the book takes its name from Abbey of Kells in County Meath, its place of origin is generally attributed to the scriptorium of the monastery founded around...
- The book seems to have been kept at the Abbey of Kells near Dublin from the late medieval period through to the 1650’s, hence the name.
- Survivors fled to back to Ireland to the Abbey of Kells founded by Columba in County Meath where work on the manuscript was completed.