Kells

British

/ kɛlz /

noun

a town in the Republic of Ireland, in Co Meath: The Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the Gospels, was produced at the monastery here in the 8th century. Pop: 4421 (2002)

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Medieval monks in Easter Ross - and not the tiny island of Iona - may have created the intricately decorated 1,200-year-old Book of Kells, according to researchers.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

"Incredible gospel books were definitely produced at Portmahomack and Thomas Keyes's experiment could bring us closer to knowing whether the Book of Kells was one of them."

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

News broke that Trinity had demanded a heavy sum from the student union after protests had blocked tourist access to the Book of Kells, a major attraction for paying visitors.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2024

Today, a famously haunted family-owned Irish bar and restaurant operates on the bottom floor, which legend says was once a crematorium, said Kells owner Patrick McAleese.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

Want of beds, and a mutiny thereupon among the servants, until supplied from Kells.

From Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 by J. Bowles (John Bowles) Daly

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