• The Abbey of Kells (Irish: Mainistir Cheanannais) is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of Dublin.
  • Kells Abbey was founded in 554 by Saint Columba, an Irish evangelist who later became one of the patron saints of the Irish.
  • Roselawn, Hurdlestown, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland (53.7262, -6.8626807). Frank McGIvney & Co Ltd Chartered Management Accountants.
  • The Book of Kells exhibition is a meticulously curated display that provides context and insight into the manuscript's creation and significance.
  • Ireland's Ancient East is one of the most spectacular routes in the world.
  • Strangely, Kells Abbey was plundered several times by Vikings and yet the book managed to escape all of these depredations without harm.
  • The Kells manuscript was in the abbey until 1650, nearly 400 years after the dissolution of the monastery.
  • The Book of Kells, Ireland’s most significant cultural treasure and the world’s most famous medieval manuscript, is a must-see for anyone who visits Dublin.
  • Following a rebellion by the Irish in 1641, the church at Kells was destroyed.
  • Wander through the ancient monastery of the Abbey of Kells, learn about the origins of the famous Book of Kells and discover the town's large collection of early...