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1 The Book of Kells Experience.Meath – Where the Magic Still Lingers. TourGuide.ie 085 163 6453
2 The Book of Kells Experience.Meath – Where the Magic Still Lingers. TourGuide.ie 085 163 6453
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.
Book now 085 163 6453 or www.tourguide.ie
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............