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,
Archdeacon of Kells Meath, and the "Rectory of Nobber" was united to this dignity; thus the holder was sometimes called "Rector of Nobber", "Parson of Nobber", or most commonly styled Archdeacon of Nobber. In medieval times, "Kells" is called , with "Nobber" expressed as . Confusingly, the archdeacon of Kells held the "Rectory of Nobber", while the archdeacon of Meath held the "Rectory of Kells". In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. An archdeacon is often responsible for administration within an archdeaconry, which is the principal subdivision of the diocese.