Kells Hotels & Information

Kells is a town in County Meath in Ireland. The town lies on the N3 road, and lies 16 km (10 mi) from Navan and 65 km (40 mi) from Dublin. In recent years the town has expanded considerably with many Dublin commuters moving to the town.

The Abbey of Kells, with its round tower, is associated with St Columba (also called St Colmcille) and with the Book of Kells, now kept at Trinity College Dublin. The round tower and five large Celtic crosses can still be viewed today. Four of the crosses are in the churchyard 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 former courthouse (which is now a museum and coffeeshop), and has a roof over it to protect it from the elements (curiously a replica is completely safe from the elements inside the museum).

The population of Kells in April 2002 was 4421 people (according to the 2002 Census of Population). This represented an increase of 879 people over the 1996 Census. This was a 24.8% increase in total population between 1996 and 2002.

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