The Secret of Kells The aged guilt-ridden Cellach is nearing death. Brendan and the abbot happily reunite, and Brendan displays the complete Book of Kells to his uncle. The film closes with an animation rendition of some of the illuminated pages of the book. The film is based on the story of the origin of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament located in Dublin, Ireland. It also draws upon Celtic mythology; examples include its inclusion of Crom Cruach, a pre-Christian Irish deity and the reference to the poetic genre of Aislings,
Kells, County Antrim Kells, County Antrim Kells () is a village near Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, that also encompasses the neighbouring village of Connor () (Ulster-Scots: "Connyer"). As such it is also known as Kells and Connor in which they share a primary school, library, development association etc. It is in Mid and East Antrim District Council. Kells and Connor had a population of 2,053 people (808 households) in the 2011 Census. An old stone bridge crosses the Kells Water, separating Kells from Connor. A Christian settlement in Connor was established in 480 AD and a Monastery in Kells in 500