An old mill at Kells

Folio 34r of the Book of Kells contains the Chi Rho monogram. Chi and Rho are the first two letters of the word "Christ" in Greek.

Kells (Ceannanas Mór in Irish, meaning "Great Chief Abode") is a town in County Meath in Ireland. The town has a rich historic past: the Abbey of Kells, with its round tower, is associated with St Columba and with the Book of Kells, now kept at Trinity College Dublin. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 686 KB) Photographer: Bernard Goldbach from Kilkenny, Ireland Title: Old Mill at Kells Description: Looking down the Kings River at the old mill building in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 686 KB) Photographer: Bernard Goldbach from Kilkenny, Ireland Title: Old Mill at Kells Description: Looking down the Kings River at the old mill building in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland. ... The term mill, when used by itself, can refer to: Mill (factory) - a place of business for making articles of manufacture, e. ... Download high resolution version (1077x1473, 482 KB) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Download high resolution version (1077x1473, 482 KB) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... This page (folio 292r) contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John. ... An image of the labarum, with the letters Alpha and Omega inscribed. ... Chi (upper case Χ, lower case χ) is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. ... Rho (upper case Ρ, lower case ρ) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. ... Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed and in Latin Iesus. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... Abbey of Kells (also known as Abbey OKells) was a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers from 1905 to 1911. ... The round tower at Glendalough, Ireland, is approximately 30 metres tall A round tower was primarily a bell tower, or belfry, as the Irish form of the name cloictheach clearly indicates, and as was proved by George Petrie as long ago as 1845 and never seriously challenged since. ... Saint Columba (7 December 521 - 9 June 597), the Latinized version of the Irish name Colmcille (Old Irish Columb Cille) meaning Dove of the church, was the most outstanding of the Dark Agesan Irish missionary monk who helped re-introduce Christianity to Scotland and the north of England. ... This page (folio 292r) contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ...

In 1152 the Synod of Kells completed the transition of the Irish church from a monastic church to the diocesan church that continues today. Events March 4 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled May 18 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou Church of Ireland acknowledges Popes authority Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria Establishment of the archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway... A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine or administration. ... A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

The round tower and 5 large Celtic crosses that can still be viewed today. Four of the crosses are in the church yard of St Columba's church, the other, a large Celtic cross that was positioned in the middle of a busy crossroads, until an unfortunate accident involving a cumbersome school bus. It now stands in front of a disused courthouse (which is now a museum and coffeeshop), and has a roof over it to protect it from the elements.

The town lies on the N3, and lies halfway between Navan en Cavan. It is serviced by a half-hourly busservice from Bus Eireann, the bustrip takes about 1.5 hours from Dublin. Navan (An Uaimh in Irish, meaning The Cave) is the administrative town of County Meath, Ireland. ... Cavan (An Cabhán in Irish, meaning the hollow) is the main town and administrative centre of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. ... Bus ireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in Ireland outside Dublin. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ...

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland