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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór

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Kells, Co. Meath
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 067

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  1. The Round Tower of Kells (continued)

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    When you get inside the Tower you see a little ledge every eight feet for the ladder to rest on. The Tower was used as a watch Tower. At the top of the Tower there are five windows and a man would look out of each and watch the five roads to Kells to see were the Danes coming. There were only five roads leading from Kells at that time.
    It is said that the wonderful Book of Kells was hidden in the wall of the Round Tower. The beautiful golden cover was stolen from the Tower but the book (of) a left behind.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. More about the Round Tower

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    There is a tunnel going from the Monastery of St. Columcille to the Church, and from that to the butt of a tower in the Abbey Field, and from that down to a field in Loyd. Some time ago Mr Wilson had sheep in that field and they entered the tunnel and got lost, so he got the mouth of the tunnel blocked up.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Aughey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13