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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81" title="Келс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Келс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells" title="Kells – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kells" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(lungsod_sa_An_Mh%C3%AD)" title="Kells (lungsod sa An Mhí) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kells (lungsod sa An Mhí)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(hrabstv%C3%AD_Meath)" title="Kells (hrabství Meath) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kells (hrabství Meath)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells" title="Kells – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Kells" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Irland)" title="Kells (Irland) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kells (Irland)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath)" title="Kells (Meath) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kells (Meath)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Condado_de_Meath)" title="Kells (Condado de Meath) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kells (Condado de Meath)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath_konderria)" title="Kells (Meath konderria) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kells (Meath konderria)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath)" title="Kells (Meath) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kells (Meath)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceanannas" title="Ceanannas – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ceanannas" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceanannas,_Coontae_yn_Vee" title="Ceanannas, Coontae yn Vee – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Ceanannas, Coontae yn Vee" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells,_County_Meath" title="Kells, County Meath – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kells, County Meath" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath)" title="Kells (Meath) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kells (Meath)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelsa" title="Kelsa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kelsa" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(County_Meath)" title="Kells (County Meath) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kells (County Meath)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2" title="كيلز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كيلز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath)" title="Kells (Meath) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kells (Meath)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath)" title="Kells (Meath) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kells (Meath)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells_(Meath)" title="Kells (Meath) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kells (Meath)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells" title="Kells – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Kells" data-language-autonym="Português" 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– Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kells (grófstvo Meath)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kells" title="Kells – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Kells" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81_(%D0%98%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0)" title="Келс (Ирска) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Келс (Ирска)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a 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<a href="/wiki/Church_of_Ireland" title="Church of Ireland">Church of Ireland</a>, Kells</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Kells,_County_Meath.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Kells"><img alt="Coat of arms of Kells" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Coat_of_arms_of_Kells%2C_County_Meath.png/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Kells%2C_County_Meath.png" decoding="async" 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ireland_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kells is located in Ireland"><img alt="Kells is located in Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="312" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Ireland_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Ireland_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1449" data-file-height="1806" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.564%;left:68.718%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kells"><img alt="Kells" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Kells</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Ireland</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kells,_County_Meath&params=53.7272_N_6.8769_W_dim:1000_region:IE_type:city(6608)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°43′38″N</span> <span class="longitude">6°52′37″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.7272°N 6.8769°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.7272; -6.8769</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Ireland</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Ireland" title="Provinces of Ireland">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster">Leinster</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Barony_(Ireland)" title="Barony (Ireland)">Barony</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Upper Kells</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-cso2016_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2.8 km<sup>2</sup> (1.1 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">66 m (217 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2016_census_of_Ireland" title="2016 census of Ireland">2016</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-cso2022_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,608</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,400/km<sup>2</sup> (6,100/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eircode" class="mw-redirect" title="Eircode">Eircode</a> routing key</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">A82</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland">Telephone area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">+353(0)46</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Irish Grid Reference</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion" style="white-space: nowrap"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kells,_County_Meath&params=53.727698_N_6.882627_W_region:IE_scale:25000">N738759</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kells</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Ceanannas</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a town in <a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>. The town lies off the <a href="/wiki/M3_motorway_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="M3 motorway (Ireland)">M3 motorway</a>, 16 km (10 mi) from <a href="/wiki/Navan" title="Navan">Navan</a> and 65 km (40 mi) from <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>. Along with other towns in County Meath, it is within the <a href="/wiki/Commuter_belt" class="mw-redirect" title="Commuter belt">commuter belt</a> for Dublin,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had a population of 6,608 as of the <a href="/wiki/2022_census_of_Ireland" title="2022 census of Ireland">2022 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cso2022_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is best known as the site of <a href="/wiki/Abbey_of_Kells" title="Abbey of Kells">Kells Abbey</a>, from which the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Kells" title="Book of Kells">Book of Kells</a> takes its name. The town is in a <a href="/wiki/Civil_parishes_in_Ireland" title="Civil parishes in Ireland">civil parish</a> of the same name.<sup id="cite_ref-logainm_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-logainm-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The settlement was originally known by the Irish name <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Cenannus</i></span>, later <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ceannanas</i></span> or <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ceannanus</i></span>, and it is suggested that the name "Kells" developed from this.<sup id="cite_ref-logainm_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-logainm-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An early name for a <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga"><a href="/wiki/D%C3%BAn" class="mw-redirect" title="Dún">dún</a></i></span> or fort at the settlement was <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Cúil Sibrille</i></span>, this fort probably being located in the centre of present-day Kells.<sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the 12th century onward, the settlement was referred to in English and Anglo-Norman as Kenenus, Kenelles, Kenles, Kenlis, Kellis and finally Kells.<sup id="cite_ref-logainm_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-logainm-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has also been suggested that Kenlis and Kells come from an alternative Irish name, <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ceann Lios</i></span> (meaning 'Head Fort'). Kells, Kenlis and Headfort all feature in the titles taken by the <a href="/wiki/Marquess_of_Headfort" title="Marquess of Headfort">Taylor family</a>. </p><p>In 1929, <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ceanannas Mór</i></span> became the town's official name in both Irish and English.<sup id="cite_ref-logainm_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-logainm-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State">Irish Free State</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Place_names_in_Ireland#Republic_of_Ireland" title="Place names in Ireland">number of towns</a> were renamed likewise. <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ceanannas</i></span> has been the official Irish-language form of the place name since 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-logainm_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-logainm-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, <i>Kells</i> was re-adopted as the town's official name in English.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg/170px-KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg/255px-KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg/340px-KellsFol034rChiRhoMonogram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1123" data-file-height="1558" /></a><figcaption>Folio 34r of the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Kells" title="Book of Kells">Book of Kells</a> is illustrated with the <a href="/wiki/Chi_Rho" title="Chi Rho">Chi Rho</a> monogram</figcaption></figure> <p>Before Kells was a monastery, it was the site of a royal site inhabited by the High King <a href="/wiki/Cormac_mac_Airt" title="Cormac mac Airt">Cormac mac Airt</a> who moved his residence from the <a href="/wiki/Hill_of_Tara" title="Hill of Tara">Hill of Tara</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> for what reasons scholars are yet not sure. </p><p>Kells was an important place on one of the five ancient roads that came out of Tara – this road being named <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Slí nan nAssail</i></span> and which ran from Tara to <a href="/wiki/Rathcrogan" class="mw-redirect" title="Rathcrogan">Rathcrogan</a>, another royal site, in <a href="/wiki/County_Roscommon" title="County Roscommon">County Roscommon</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>About 560 AD, <a href="/wiki/Colmcille" class="mw-redirect" title="Colmcille">Colmcille</a> (later known as Columba) –  a prince of the royal house of the Northern Uí Néill family –  acquired Kells in recompense of a fault acted against him by his cousin the High King Diarmuid MacCarroll, who granted him the <a href="/wiki/Dun_(fortification)" title="Dun (fortification)">Dún</a> of Ceannanus to establish a Monastery.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The present monastery at Kells is thought to have been founded around 804 AD by monks from St Colmcille's monastery in <a href="/wiki/Iona" title="Iona">Iona</a> who were fleeing <a href="/wiki/Viking" class="mw-redirect" title="Viking">Viking</a> invasions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1152, the <a href="/wiki/Synod_of_Kells" title="Synod of Kells">Synod of Kells</a> completed the transition of the Colmcille's establishment from a <a href="/wiki/Monastery" title="Monastery">monastic church</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Diocese" title="Diocese">diocesan church</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A later <a href="/wiki/Synod" title="Synod">synod</a> reduced the status of Kells to that of a <a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_parish" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecclesiastical parish">parish</a>. Following the <a href="/wiki/Norman_invasion_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman invasion of Ireland">Norman invasion of Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hugh_de_Lacy,_Lord_of_Meath" title="Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath">Hugh de Lacy</a> was granted the <a href="/wiki/Lordship_of_Meath" title="Lordship of Meath">Lordship of Meath</a> in 1182. The religious establishments at Kells continued to flourish under their <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Normans" title="Anglo-Normans">Anglo-Norman</a> overlords. In the fifteenth century the parish of St. Columba's was granted to the <a href="/wiki/Archdeacon_of_Meath" title="Archdeacon of Meath">Archdeacon of Meath</a> and his successors. </p><p>Kells became a border town garrison of <a href="/wiki/The_Pale" title="The Pale">the Pale</a> and was the scene of many battles between the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Breifne" title="Kingdom of Breifne">Kingdom of Breifne</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hiberno-Norman" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiberno-Norman">Hiberno-Normans</a> (who had heavily intermarried). From 1561 to 1801, the constituency of <a href="/wiki/Kells_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)" title="Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)">Kells</a> returned two <a href="/wiki/Members_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of Parliament">MPs</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Irish_House_of_Commons" title="Irish House of Commons">Irish House of Commons</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/Irish_rebellion_of_1641" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish rebellion of 1641">Irish rebellion of 1641</a>, Kells was burned by the O'Reilly clan during their attacks on the Pale.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The period of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)" title="Great Famine (Ireland)">Great Famine</a> saw the population of Kells drop by 38% as measured by the census records of 1841 and 1851.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The <a href="/wiki/Workhouse" title="Workhouse">Workhouse</a> and the Fever Hospital were described as full to overflowing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_of_interest">Places of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Places of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kells monastic site, including the <a href="/wiki/Kells_Round_Tower" title="Kells Round Tower">Kells Round Tower</a>, is associated with <a href="/wiki/Columba" title="Columba">St Colmcille</a> (also known as Columba), the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Kells" title="Book of Kells">Book of Kells</a>, now kept at <a href="/wiki/Trinity_College_Dublin" title="Trinity College Dublin">Trinity College Dublin</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Kells_Crozier" title="Kells Crozier">Kells Crozier</a>, exhibited at the <a href="/wiki/British_Museum" title="British Museum">British Museum</a>. The round tower and five large <a href="/wiki/Celtic_cross" title="Celtic cross">Celtic crosses</a> can still be viewed today. Four of the crosses are in the churchyard of St Columba's Church. The other Celtic cross was positioned in the middle of a busy crossroads until an accident involving a school bus. It now stands in front of a former courthouse. A roof protects the cross from the elements. A replica also stands safe from the elements inside the museum.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG/170px-Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG/255px-Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG/340px-Kells_Round_Tower1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Abbey_of_Kells" title="Abbey of Kells">Abbey of Kells</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kells_Round_Tower" title="Kells Round Tower">Kells Round Tower</a> dates from the 10th century</figcaption></figure> <p>Close by the graveyard of St. Columba's church stands a small stone roofed oratory, known as <a href="/wiki/St._Columb%27s_House" title="St. Columb's House">St. Colmcille's House</a>. This probably dates from the 11th century. Access to the monks' sleeping accommodation aloft is by ladder. This small rectangular building is positioned at one of the highest points in the town.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Just outside the town of Kells on the road to <a href="/wiki/Oldcastle,_County_Meath" title="Oldcastle, County Meath">Oldcastle</a> is the hill of Lloyd, named after Thomas Lloyd of Enniskillen, who camped a large <a href="/wiki/Williamite" title="Williamite">Williamite</a> army here during the wars of 1688–91 against the <a href="/wiki/Jacobitism" title="Jacobitism">Jacobites</a>. Here also stands a 30m high building called the <a href="/wiki/Spire_of_Lloyd" title="Spire of Lloyd">Spire of Lloyd</a>, which is an 18th-century lighthouse folly. The area around the tower has been developed as a community park (the People's Park), and includes the Paupers' Grave. Mass is celebrated there annually, and the cemetery is a reminder of the workhouse and <a href="/wiki/Extreme_poverty" title="Extreme poverty">extreme poverty</a> engendered by changes in farming practice in the 19th century and during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)" title="Great Famine (Ireland)">Great Famine</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population of Kells town, as of the <a href="/wiki/2022_census_of_Ireland" title="2022 census of Ireland">2022 census of Ireland</a>, was 6,608.<sup id="cite_ref-cso2022_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the period between the 1996 and 2022 census, the population almost doubled.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale collapsible collapsed" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1813</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,344</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1821</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,618</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1831</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,326</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+19.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1841</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,205</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1851</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">3,660</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−13.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1861</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,224</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1871</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,953</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1881</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,822</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1891</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,427</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−14.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1901</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,428</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,395</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1926</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,196</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1936</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,304</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1946</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,143</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−7.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,125</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1956</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,162</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,193</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1966</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,274</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,653</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+16.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">3,663</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+38.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1986</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,683</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−26.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,539</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+31.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1996</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">3,542</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2002</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">4,321</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+22.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">5,248</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+21.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,888</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,135</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">6,608</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cso.ie/census">CSO.ie</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.histpop.org">Histpop.org</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until the opening of the new motorway in June 2010, Kells stood as a busy junction town on the old N3 road with over 18,000 vehicles passing through the town each day. Kells was a renowned <a href="/wiki/Traffic_bottleneck" title="Traffic bottleneck">traffic bottleneck</a> from both the <a href="/wiki/N3_road_(Ireland)" title="N3 road (Ireland)">N3</a> national primary route (<a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cavan" title="Cavan">Cavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enniskillen" title="Enniskillen">Enniskillen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ballyshannon" title="Ballyshannon">Ballyshannon</a>) and <a href="/wiki/N52_road_(Ireland)" title="N52 road (Ireland)">N52</a> national secondary route (<a href="/wiki/Dundalk" title="Dundalk">Dundalk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tullamore" title="Tullamore">Tullamore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nenagh" title="Nenagh">Nenagh</a>) passing through the town centre. The new M3 motorway (opened June 2010) significantly reduces the journey time to Dublin<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, as well as the numbers of vehicles in the town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bus">Bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kells is served by a regular bus service run by <a href="/wiki/Bus_%C3%89ireann" title="Bus Éireann">Bus Éireann</a>, the 109, 109A and 109X, which takes about 1.5 hours to <a href="/wiki/Bus%C3%A1ras" title="Busáras">Busáras</a> in Dublin. In October 2022 Bus Éireann's <a href="/wiki/Dundalk" title="Dundalk">Dundalk</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ardee" title="Ardee">Ardee</a> route <b>167</b> was extended to <a href="/wiki/Mullingar" title="Mullingar">Mullingar</a> via Kells. There are several services daily in each direction.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original Kells railway station, located on the <a href="/wiki/Oldcastle_branch_line" title="Oldcastle branch line">Oldcastle branch line</a> between <a href="/wiki/Oldcastle,_County_Meath" title="Oldcastle, County Meath">Oldcastle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drogheda_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Drogheda railway station">Drogheda</a> via <a href="/wiki/Navan_railway_station" title="Navan railway station">Navan</a>, opened on 11 July 1853. It was closed for passenger traffic on 14 April 1958 and finally for all traffic on 1 April 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Meath on Track" are seeking reinstatement of the Navan railway link, and on to Dublin.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film">Film</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Butcher_Boy_(1997_film)" title="The Butcher Boy (1997 film)">The Butcher Boy</a></i> was filmed at <a href="/wiki/Headfort_House" title="Headfort House">Headfort House</a>. Other films set in Kells include the Oscar-nominated animated film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_Kells" title="The Secret of Kells">The Secret of Kells</a></i>. </p><p>The Hollywood actress <a href="/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara" title="Maureen O'Hara">Maureen O'Hara</a> was a native of Kells. Her father Charles came from the town, although Maureen grew up in Dublin. Charles was born in a house at the bottom of Farrell Street in the town, a building that now houses a supermarket, carpet shop and apartments. She visited the town on 26 May 2012 to receive the freedom of the town and to unveil a bust in her honour.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2014, Kells has been home to the documentary film festival, the "Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hay Festival Kells was home to Ireland's only <a href="/wiki/Hay_Festival" title="Hay Festival">Hay Festival</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (April 2021)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> which then transmuted into the current Hinterlands festival.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>St. Ciaran's Community School Kells, Navan Road, Kells is a mixed secondary school in Kells which first opened in September 1988 and has around 640 students in attendance. It was first formed by the amalgamation of the Christian Brothers Secondary School and Kells Vocational School.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eureka secondary school Kells, Navan Road, Kells was first opened by Sisters of Mercy secondary education for girls in Kells in classrooms attached to the Convent in 1924. The school moved to a site at Eureka House in 1956<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where it was situated until 2019 before moving to the newly built school campus on Cavan Road.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>St. Colmcille's Boys National school is an all-boys school on the Navan Road, first opened by the Christian Brothers on 20 January 1845. The present school was opened in 1976 and the Brothers, because of a fall-off in vocations, withdrew from the school in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Songwriters from the area include <a href="/wiki/Jim_Connell" title="Jim Connell">Jim Connell</a> (b.1852 in Crossakiel) who wrote the Socialist anthem "<a href="/wiki/The_Red_Flag" title="The Red Flag">The Red Flag</a>", and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Farrelly" title="Dick Farrelly">Dick Farrelly</a> (1916–1990), who wrote the "<a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Innisfree" title="Isle of Innisfree">Isle of Innisfree</a>". Other musicians from Kells include <a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADche%C3%A1l_%C3%93_Domhnaill" title="Mícheál Ó Domhnaill">Mícheál Ó Domhnaill</a> (1951–2006), who was a member of <a href="/wiki/The_Bothy_Band" title="The Bothy Band">The Bothy Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Relativity_(band)" title="Relativity (band)">Relativity</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nightnoise" title="Nightnoise">Nightnoise</a>, and Eamon Carr (b.1948), who is the drummer in the band <a href="/wiki/Horslips" title="Horslips">Horslips</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Irish <a href="/wiki/Indie_rock" title="Indie rock">indie rock</a> bands <a href="/wiki/Ham_Sandwich_(band)" title="Ham Sandwich (band)">Ham Sandwich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turn_(band)" title="Turn (band)">Turn</a> are also associated with Kells.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable selfref">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Kells,_County_Meath" title="Category:People from Kells, County Meath">Category:People from Kells, County Meath</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Betagh" title="Thomas Betagh">Thomas Betagh</a> (1737–1811), Jesuit priest and educationist was born and bred in Kells.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Stopford_Green" title="Alice Stopford Green">Alice Stopford Green</a> (1847–1929), Irish historian and nationalist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damien_McGrane" title="Damien McGrane">Damien McGrane</a> (born 1971), professional golfer is a Kells man.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Hurley_(rugby_union)" title="Denis Hurley (rugby union)">Denis Hurley</a>, rugby player, was born and bred in Kells.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myles_Dungan" title="Myles Dungan">Myles Dungan</a>, broadcaster, historian and journalist is from Kells.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xabi_Alonso" title="Xabi Alonso">Xabi Alonso</a>, Spanish World Cup winning footballer spent time here learning English in a school exchange programme when he was a teenager<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Butler_(politician)" title="Ray Butler (politician)">Ray Butler</a>, Fine Gael politician</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_and_villages_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland">List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Houses_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland">Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Meath_RFC" title="North Meath RFC">North Meath RFC</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For most of the 20th century the town's official name was <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Ceanannas Mór</i></span>. In the late 20th century the town reverted to the more widely known English version of its name, Kells, and dropped <span title="Irish-language text"><i lang="ga">Mór</i></span> from the Irish version of the name.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For a discussion on the accuracy of <a href="/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)" title="Great Famine (Ireland)">pre-famine</a> census returns see <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLee1981" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/J._J._Lee_(historian)" title="J. J. Lee (historian)">Lee, J. J.</a> (1981). "On the accuracy of the pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J.M.; Clarkson, L.A. (eds.). <i>Irish Population, Economy and Society</i>. p. 54.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=On+the+accuracy+of+the+pre-famine+Irish+censuses&rft.btitle=Irish+Population%2C+Economy+and+Society&rft.pages=54&rft.date=1981&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=J.+J.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKells%2C+County+Meath" class="Z3988"></span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMokyrÓ_Gráda1984" class="citation journal cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Mokyr" title="Joel Mokyr">Mokyr, Joel</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cormac_%C3%93_Gr%C3%A1da" title="Cormac Ó Gráda">Ó Gráda, Cormac</a> (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850". <i>The Economic History Review</i>. New Series. <b>37</b> (4): 473–488. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2596554">10.2307/2596554</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hdl_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hdl (identifier)">hdl</a>:<span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10197%2F1406">10197/1406</a></span>. <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2596554">2596554</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Economic+History+Review&rft.atitle=New+Developments+in+Irish+Population+History%2C+1700%E2%80%931850&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=4&rft.pages=473-488&rft.date=1984-11&rft_id=info%3Ahdl%2F10197%2F1406&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F2596554%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.2307%2F2596554&rft.aulast=Mokyr&rft.aufirst=Joel&rft.au=%C3%93+Gr%C3%A1da%2C+Cormac&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKells%2C+County+Meath" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kells,_County_Meath&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-cso2016-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cso2016_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?MainTable=E2014&PLanguage=0&PXSId=0">"Population Density and Area Size 2016"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)" title="Central Statistics Office (Ireland)">Central Statistics Office (Ireland)</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Independent News & Media. 4 December 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Irish+Independent&rft.atitle=Shoots+of+recovery+yet+to+emerge+for+commuter-belt+families+seeking+help&rft.date=2014-12-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Firish-news%2Fshoots-of-recovery-yet-to-emerge-for-commuter-belt-families-seeking-help-30800736.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKells%2C+County+Meath" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/co-meath-house-prices-dublin-commuting-kells-trim-and-ashbourne-bmn6bzgsp">"Co Meath house prices: Dublin commuting — Kells, Trim and Ashbourne"</a>. The Sunday Times. 13 January 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Co+Meath+house+prices%3A+Dublin+commuting+%E2%80%94+Kells%2C+Trim+and+Ashbourne&rft.pub=The+Sunday+Times&rft.date=2019-01-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Farticle%2Fco-meath-house-prices-dublin-commuting-kells-trim-and-ashbourne-bmn6bzgsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKells%2C+County+Meath" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-logainm-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-logainm_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-logainm_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-logainm_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-logainm_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-logainm_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">See archival records at <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.logainm.ie/1167115.aspx">"Ceanannas/Kells"</a>. <i>Placenames Database of Ireland</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Placenames+Database+of+Ireland&rft.atitle=Ceanannas%2FKells&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.logainm.ie%2F1167115.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKells%2C+County+Meath" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Atlas-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Atlas_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Atlas_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSimmsSimms1990" class="citation book cs1">Simms, Anngret; Simms, Katharine (1990). <i>Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 4: Kells</i>. <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>: <a href="/wiki/Royal_Irish_Academy" title="Royal Irish Academy">Royal Irish Academy</a>. p. 1.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Irish+Historic+Towns+Atlas%2C+No.+4%3A+Kells&rft.place=Dublin&rft.pages=1&rft.pub=Royal+Irish+Academy&rft.date=1990&rft.aulast=Simms&rft.aufirst=Anngret&rft.au=Simms%2C+Katharine&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKells%2C+County+Meath" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Local Government (Change of Name of Urban District) Order 1993 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1993/si/156/made/en/html">S.I. 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