- The abbey at Iona and the Abbey of Kells were closely linked, leading many to hypothesise the book was started in Iona and perhaps finished in Kells.
- 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.
- Survivors fled to back to Ireland to the Abbey of Kells founded by Columba in County Meath where work on the manuscript was completed.
- The Abbey of Kells. ... Ireland’s most famous illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells, was crafted here by generations of monks.
- Enjoy views of the picturesque countryside as you drive from destination to destination. Get to know the unspoiled treasures of Ireland's Hidden Heartlands!
- 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.
- Kells was an important place on one of the five ancient roads that came out of Tara. This town is best known as the site of Kells Abbey...
- 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.
- More recently Edward Bruce, brother of Robert the Bruce, also camped on the hill following their victory over the Anglo-Normans at the Battle of Kells in 1314.