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The town of Kells, in The town of Kells, in [ymeath], has a population approaching 3,000. The town is located on the SW bank of the river Blackwater and is 8 miles from Navan and 31 miles from Dublin. In 550 AD, St. Columbfounded a monastery here on a site believed to have been granted by M. Kervaill, King of Ireland. The Book of Kells, perhaps the oldest copy of the Christian Gospels still in existence, dates to the 6th century. In 1541 the Roman Catholic Church removed the Book from the monastery at Kells for protection, and it was later given to Trinity College in [dublin] for study and safekeeping. CODE left
The town of Kells, in [ymeath], has a population approaching 3,000. The town is located on the SW bank of the river Blackwater and is 8 miles from Navan and 31 miles from Dublin. In 550 AD, St. Columbfounded a monastery here on a site believed to have been granted by M. Kervaill, King of Ireland. The Book of Kells, perhaps the oldest copy of the Christian Gospels still in existence, dates to the 6th century. In 1541 the Roman Catholic Church removed the Book from the monastery at Kells for protection, and it was later given to Trinity College in [dublin] for study and safekeeping.
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Location:
Maudlin Street, Kells
Telephone
(0)46 40055 Fax (0)46 40081
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