• Many of the locations are based on ancient Irish monuments. For example Kells Abbey itself is based partly on research but of course is exaggerated and stylised.
  • Columba was exiled after the Battle of Cul Dreimhne (AD 561). The Abbey of Kells was refounded in the early 9th century by monks from Iona.
  • 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 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...
  • 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...
  • The Abbey of Kells (Mainistir Cheanannais in Irish) is a former monastery located in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 40 miles north of Dublin.
  • Later, the book (and its creator) fled Iona when it was sacked by Vikings, where it ultimately ended up at the Abbey of Kells.
  • Regularly updated information about Abbey of Kells from Courthouse section. Abbey of Kells located at the address Kells, Meath, Ireland.
  • The name "Book of Kells" is derived from the Abbey of Kells in Kells, County Meath in Ireland, where it was kept for much of the medieval period.