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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Drumbaragh or Drumbarrow or Boherboy (Irish: Droim Bearach, meaning 'shorn hill' or 'grazed or bare ridge [1] ') is a townland and village in County Meath, Ireland, 5.2 kilometres (3.2 miles) west of the town of Kells. [2] [3] The townland had a population of 180 in 2011. [4] The Drumbaragh Emmets Gaelic football club (GFC) represents the area. [5]
Pages in category "Kells, County Meath" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Castletown-Kilpatrick, also known as Castletown KP [1] or Castletown (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin), [2] is a townland and village in County Meath in Ireland. [3] It falls in the Meath East constituency. The Boyne Valley to Lakelands greenway passes through on the disused Navan and Kingscourt Railway line. [4] [5]
Carlanstown (Irish: Droichead Chearbhalláin) [2] is a village and townland in County Meath, Ireland. [3] As of the 2016 census, there were 664 people living in the village. [1] Carlanstown is located approximately 4 km northeast of the larger town of Kells, County Meath on the N52 road.