Search

06 Sept 2025

Kells KAS outing enjoyed in summer sunshine

Kells KAS outing enjoyed in summer sunshine

Ben Murtagh addressing the gathering in historic Kells

The much-anticipated picnic outing by the Kilkenny Archaeological Society to Kells Priory proved a great success, with the group basking in splendid sunshine on Saturday.
Archaeologist, Mr Ben Murtagh delighted his audience with the manner in which he was able to identify each of the several buildings which form the complex their purpose and the sequence in which they were build.
He discussed how they revealed the story of how the complex, once the largest in area of any monastery in the Ireland of its day, began and grew, how it prospered and ultimately was suppressed in the reign of Henry VIII.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.