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Kells was founded as a monastic settlement by Saint Columba c. 550 on land that had been gifted to him by the King of Tara - Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Columba was exiled after the Battle of Cúl Dreimhne (AD 561). The Abbey of Kells was re-founded in the early 9th century by monks from Iona. The high crosses were erected in the 9th/10th century ...
Kells (/ ˈ k ɛ l z /; Irish: Ceanannas) [a] is a town in County Meath, Ireland.The town lies off the M3 motorway, 16 km (10 mi) from Navan and 65 km (40 mi) from Dublin.Along with other towns in County Meath, it is within the commuter belt for Dublin, [3] [4] [5] and had a population of 6,608 as of the 2022 census. [2]
St. Columb's House is a rectangular building with a very high pointed roof. Internally there was originally a high floor 1.5 m (5 feet) above the ground, but this is gone.
This is a list of towns and villages in County Meath, Ireland. A. Agher [1] Ashbourne [2] Athboy [2] B ... Kells [2] Kilcloon [2] Kildalkey [2] Kilmainhamwood [1 ...
BURRY, a parish, in the barony of UPPER-KELLS, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 1¾ mile (S.W.) from Kells; containing 1027 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the road from Mullingar to Kells and Drogheda, and comprises 3339 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The land, which is of great fertility, is almost equally ...
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The Abbey of Kells (Irish: Mainistir Cheanannais) or Kells Priory is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of Dublin.It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s.
Teltown (Irish: Tailtin) [1] is a townland in County Meath, Ireland, for the area between Oristown and Donaghpatrick, Kells. The townland is in a civil parish of the same name. Teltown ( Tailtin ) was named for the Irish mythological figure or goddess, Tailtiu .