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Kells
Kells [Cenlis, Kenlis, from Ir. Cenannas]. Several towns in Ireland and one in Scotland bear this name, but the one most often denoted is the market town and former monastic site [Ir. Ceanannus Mór, head fort] in Co. Meath, about 55 miles NW of Dublin. Home of the celebrated treasures of early Christian Ireland, the Book of Kells and the Crozier of Kells. Although the founding date of the monastery here is not known, it enters history about 804 after the successive sackings of Iona and the massacre of the community caused the division of the Columban or Celtic Christian Church. The monastery is cited in many narratives, e.g. Esnada Tige Buchet [The Melodies of Buchet's House], in which Eithne Tháebfhota lies with Cormac mac Airt near here to conceive Cairbre Lifechair. The next best-known Kells is the village in Co. Kilkenny, site of many an important Norman settlement.
Bibliography See Máire Herbert , Iona, Kells and Derry (Oxford, 1988). |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Kells." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Kells." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Kells.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Kells." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Kells.html |
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Kells
Kells, Ireland, UK 1. Ireland (Meath): locally Ceanannas ‘Great Residence’.2. Ireland (Kilkenny): locally Cealla ‘Churches’.3. UK (Northern Ireland): Irish Na Cealla ‘Monastic Churches’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kells." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kells." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kells.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kells." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kells.html |
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Kells
Kells (Cealla) Antrim, Kerry, Kilkenny. ‘Churches’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Kells." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kells." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kells.html A. D. MILLS. "Kells." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kells.html |
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Kells
Kells Republic of Ireland: see Ceanannus Mór . |
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"Kells." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kells." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Kells.html "Kells." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Kells.html |
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Kells
Kells (Ceanannas) Meath. ‘Great residence’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Kells." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kells." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kells1.html A. D. MILLS. "Kells." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kells1.html |
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