Synod of Kells of Dublin and Tuam to archdioceses. The four provinces of Armagh, Cashel, Dublin and Tuam corresponded to the contemporary boundaries of the provinces of Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht respectively. The diocesan structure established by the synod largely survived until the sixteenth century, and still forms the basis of the territorial structure of both the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, with many of the sees now merged. Synod of Kells The Synod of Kells took place in AD 1152, under the presidency of His Eminence Giovanni Cardinal Paparoni, and continued the process begun at the Synod of Ráth
Kells Round Tower strikes. The tower stands high. The doorway originally stood about above ground level and was reached by wooden steps or a ladder. Most round towers have four windows on the top level, one for each cardinal direction, but Kells has five, supposedly one facing each road into the town and each town gate. There are five high crosses: Kells Round Tower Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments. Kells was founded as a monastic settlement by Saint Columba c. 550 on land that had