Membership

Friends of the Return

Friends of the Return is the circle for people who want the Book’s address home — not a loan.

Join Friends

Free to join. You get the members brief by email, and you choose whether your first name and town go on the Friends wall.

Join the Friends of the Return

Goes to friends@madeinkells.com. We read every message and reply to as many as we can.
I am interested in
🍀 Go raibh maith agat. You are a Friend of the Return. We will be in touch.

We only use your details to contact you about the campaign. Patron and Circle are interest only for now: nothing is charged.

We believe the Book of Kells was written and created in Kells (scholarship debates Iona vs Kells). The original sits at Trinity. Our ask is simple: return home, not a loan.

Friends of the Return keeps that case public — site, outreach, materials, and the quiet work of reaching diaspora who already care.

Friend

  • Early Buzz / news + puzzle email
  • Monthly members brief
  • Opt-in Friends wall
  • Share pack

Patron

  • Everything in Friend
  • Thank-you note
  • Early online gathering invites

Circle

  • Everything in Patron
  • Quarterly Zoom with the campaign
  • Host a Kells Night priority

The Friends wall

The wall is empty for now. Join above and tick the wall box, and your first name and town will be among the first up.

How we keep it safe: first name and town only, and only if you opt in. No surnames, emails or photos. Ask us at friends@madeinkells.com and we take your name down.