Ireland
Low angle view of unfinished cross and round tower in the background, Kells Abbey (Mainistir Cheanannais), 9th century, County Meath, Ireland. Kells Abbey was originally founded c.554 by St Columba on the site of a former hill fort and refounded in the early 9th century by Columban monks fleeing Viking raids on Iona. The Abbey is famous for safeguarding the Book of Kells until 1661 when it was transferred to Trinity College Dublin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13423869
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45085953
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5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
