Battle of Kells by a supposed offer of fealty from Lord O'Dempsey from Offaly. The two armies met outside Kells, where the Scots began to burn the town. After three hours of fighting, the de Lacy brothers withdrew, leaving Mortimer to fight a much larger force. With his army destroyed and Kells burning, Mortimer managed to escape with a few knights and ride to Dublin. The Scots then burned Granard and march for two months unopposed through the midlands, devastating the country. Battle of Kells The Battle of Kells was a battle between Edward Bruce and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. After
Kells (County Kilkenny barony) west. The barony was part of the territory of the Ua Glóiairn clan of Callann, and in the historic kingdom of Osraige ("Ossory"). Kells Priory is located in the barony. Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Kells is currently administered by Kilkenny County Council. The name ""Kells"" developed from the ancient (pronounced Kannanas, accent on the first syllable). Still today "Ceanannas" is used by Irish speakers. After the Norman Invasion ""Ceanannas"" was corrupted into ""Kenelis"", and later into ""Kells"". From the 12th century onward,