Kells1200

5-8/6/2014

Description of event

Kells is celebrating 1200 years since the completion of the Monastic site by Columban monks from Iona.

All events are free, donations only.

For more info, go to www.kells1200.org

Thursday 5th of June

All day Cleansing of the Town

Kells town Friday

Friday 6th of June

8pm Ecumenical Service with Bishop Storey and Bishop Smith St Columba Church

9pm Reception St Columba Hall Saturday

Saturday 7th of June

1.30pm “Early History of Kells” Kells Theatre

2pm “Secret of Kells”: The Film Kells Theatre

From 4pm Street Party Church Lane

7.30pm Street Pageant with the Kells Musical & Dramatic Society Monastic Site

Sunday 8th of June

2-2.45pm Lecture by Dr. Máire Herbert: “The Importance of Kells in the Columban Historical and Literary Tradition.” St Columba Church

3-3.45pm Lecture by Dr. Jacopo Bisagni: “St Colum Cille and the oldest literature in the Irish language” St Columba Church

3.45-4.30pm Tea break St Columba Hall

4.30-5.15pm Dr. Laura Cleaver – “Colm Cille: The Object” – Presenting Colm Cille in the 21st century St Columba Church

5.30-5.15pm Lecture by Dr. Peter Harbison Market Cross, Old Courthouse

7.30pm Procession to St Colmcille’s well Colmcille’s House

8pm Ceremony with the Kells Silver Band St Colmcille’s Well

Location

Kells
Meath
Kells
Ireland

Organiser

Kells1200

Contact

Emilie

Website

http://www.kells1200.org

Email

emilie@kellstourismforum.com

Phone

0852705674