Kells

Kells is in Kilkenny, Leinster. Kells is situated nearby to the historic site Market Cross, as well as near the ruins St. Kieran’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Kieran’s Church and Water Tower.

St. Kieran’s Church

Ruins

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St. Kieran’s Church is a ruins, which is situated 570 metres east of Kells.

Water Tower

Ruins

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Water Tower is a ruins, which is situated 630 metres east of Kells.

Saint Mary’s Church, Kells

Church

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Saint Mary’s Church, Kells is situated 740 metres east of Kells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kells and Stoneyford.

Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland.

Stoneyford

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 3 km east of Kells.

Dunnamaggin

Village

Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggin is situated 4 km south of Kells.

Kells

Type: Sign
Inscription: “Kells”
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.53692° or 52° 32′ 13″ north

Longitude

-7.27587° or 7° 16′ 33″ west

Operator

Kells Tidy Towns Group

Open location code

9C4JGPPF+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12815423017

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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In Other Languages

“Kells” goes by many names.

Irish: “Ceanannas Osraíghe”

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Highlights include Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area and Market Cross.

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