Kells

Kells

Kells may refer to the following people:
* Michael John Kells Fleetwood (born 1942), British musician, best-known as part of Fleetwood Mac
* Greg Kells, Canadian businessman and politician
* Morley Kells, Canadian politician
* Robert Kells (1832–1905), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Ronald Allison Kells Mason (1905-1971), New Zealand poet

Kells may also refer to:

In Christianity:
* Abbey of Kells, former monastery on Kells, County Meath, Ireland
* Book of Kells, ornately illustrated manuscript produced by Celtic monks around AD 800
* Kells Priory, national monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland
* Synod of Kells, held in 1152

In geography:
* Kells, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
* Kells, County Meath, Ireland
* Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland
* Kells, Cumbria, England
* Airds of Kells, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
* Fleetwood—Port Kells, electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

In music:
* "The Book of Kells" (album), progressive rock album by Iona

ee also

*Kell


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  • Kells — This interesting surname is of Old Norse origin, and derives from the Scandinavian (male) personal name Ketill , often used as a short form of various Old Norse compound names such as Asketill and Arnkell. These names were composed of apparently… …   Surnames reference

  • KELLS —    (2), an ancient town in co. Meath, with many antiquities; gives its name to the Book of Kells, a beautiful 9th century Keltic illuminated manuscript of the Gospels, now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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