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Kells

Kells is a delightful small town with one of the very best collections of the sculpture and buildings of the early Christians,

A colony of Monks from Iona sought refuge in Kells around the the 9th Century. Kells is a much sought after destination today, though usually by choice …..

Teach Cuailgne B & B, Kells & Teltown House, Navan

Book of Kells 3 day experience€280 pps (3 nights' B&B accommodation)

Book of Kells 4 day experience€330 pps (4 nights' B&B accommodation)

Hotel Supplement3 day tour - 4 day tour -

Prices include accommodation, afternooon at Causey Farm, all meals, guided tours and entry fees.

Guided tours include visits to St. Colmcille's Monastic Site, Spire of Loyd, St. Ciaran's Well, Loughcrew Cairns, Tailteann Games Site, Clonabreany Cemetary and the Hill of Tara.

Transport is available at extra cost if required.

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W elco me! O n arrival you will have

an early dinner at the Vanilla

Pod then settle in your B & B.

Day-1(Ho meoftheBook) Lucy or Oliver, your entertaining

guides, will m eet with you after

breakfast at the B & B. Visit the

M onastic site founded by St.

Colmcille. The round tower and

Celtic Crosses are set adjacent to

St. Colmcille's House, w here the

m agnificently illuminated Book of

Kells is reputed to have been

written.

Picnic lunch, followed by a visit to

the Spire of Loyd, a folly rese mbling

a lighthouse built in 1791. On a

clear day, the view stretches to the

surrounding 5 counties.

Visit the High Crosses near the village

of Carnaross, and test the curative

po wer of w ater fro m St. Ciaran’s

W ell and the High Crosses.

Dinner at the Ground Floor, followed

by an evening of m usic and

storytelling with local history

enthusiast, Ge m m a M c Go wan.

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Day-2(AncientW a ys)

This m orning you will be guided up to Loughcrew Hills. A group of about 30 Neolithic

cha mbered cairns, one of w hich includes the “Hag's Chair”, a large stone bearing a cross

carving, w here you can take a seat and m ake a wish. Light lunch at the lovely Loughcrew

Coffee House.

Get in touch with your “Inner culchie” with an afternoon at Causey Far m. Cut turf, milk a

co w, bake brown bread, bodhrán playing and m uch m ore besides.

A w ell deserved dinner at the Railway Bar, followed by in-house entertain ment.

Day-3(OldPalacesandVictorians)

Visit the old Victorian, but ne wly refurbished W aterworks in Kells. Dating back to 1897, see

ho w advanced the engineering w as at that time, and see, hear and feel the old hydro turbines

turning.

Mid m orning sees a visit to Clonabreany Ce metery and Holy W ell with a light lunch at

Clonabreany House.

Spend the afternoon at Tailteann House and w alk about the surrounding area, ho me of the

Tailteann Ga mes. Afternoon tea with Renee Clarke of Tailteann House.

Day-4(OptionalFun)

W hy end the fun? Head off to the Hill of Tara (optional) with Lucy or Oliver, former seat to

the High Kings of Ireland.

After tea & scones in M aguire’s at the Hill of Tara, opt for a tee of a different sort at Headfort

Golf Club or enjoy a spot of fishing – all pre-organised by your trusty guide.

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Boyne Valley – Let History Surprise You

The M onastery of Colmcille endured nu merous invasions through the centuries, but

w as rebuilt each time. Colmcille’s House is the m ain feature of the settle ment,

because of its close relationship to ‘The Book of Kells’.

Ho wever, the Round tower boasts the unusual aspect of 5 windo ws in its top storey,

apparently pointing to each entrance to the town. If it w ere today, a 6th windo w

w ould be required, as the recently opened M 3 m otorway has m ade Kells and the

surrounding Boyne Valley significantly m ore accessible.

In contrast to the time w hen the m onks w ere looking out for the ene my, the people of

Kells love to have visitors in their lovely Heritage Town. The ‘Book of Kells’ experience

offers guests an insight to w hat w ent before with guided visits to prehistoric sites,

travelling up through the years to m ore recent history with m anual m ethods of country

living, w ell established co mfortable acco m m odation to m odern cuisine.

Though History is the m ain the me of the ‘Book of Kells’ experience; Lucy, a m e m ber of

the Kells Archaeological & Historical Society and Oliver, a qualified National Tour guide,

lead entertaining and informative tours, w hilst Ge m m a, a Kells native w ho w orked in

Tourism for m any years at Trim Castle is great girl to tell a story. These stories can be

backed up over the full Irish breakfast at either Teltown House B&B with Renee or Teach

Cuailgne B&B with Peggy. Both houses are within a 5 minute drive to the centre of

Kells and the ladies will also be delighted to provide information on alternative activities

in the area. These include; horse riding, horse racing, handball, swi m ming, golf, fishing

and tennis.

The ‘Book of Kells’ guest has the opportunity to m ake a wish on the Hags Chair during

their stay -a specially tailored return visit to Kells and the Boyne Valley. That wish m ay

just co me true............