Kids · 8–14 + grown-ups

Kells Kids HQ

The Book was created in Kells. It belongs home — not a loan. Two doors for young Friends of the Return.

69 km home Return home, not a loan Prizes stay in Meath

Soft age note: built for ages 8–14, with parents and teachers welcome. Under 16: a parent or teacher email is required for entries. Wall of names shows first name + town only.

Competition Ink Runners Colour the journey home — not the tourist brochure. Glass case → road north → Kells. Open colouring → Competition 69 km Challenge Ten questions from campaign-true facts. Score in the browser. Kilometre Crown for classrooms. Take the quiz →

Prizes

Praise that stays in Meath

1st: Friends of the Return junior badge + Address Kit postcard pack.
2nd / 3rd: local café or bookshop voucher (when a partner is on) or Kit sticker set.
Every entrant: first name + town on the Kids wall (when we publish the round).
Never: Trinity Experience tickets, “meet the manuscript” claims, or forged return dates.

Safeguarding

How we keep it safe

Under 16: email entries from a parent or teacher to ColmTheKiller@MadeInKells.Com. Include age, town, and the grown-up’s contact. We do not publish full names or photos without written OK. Delete media on request.

Satire on the main News site is for grown-ups and stays labelled on the Satire chip — not mixed into Kids HQ.

Teachers

Classroom note

Use Ink Runners as an art block and the 69 km Challenge as a short history / SPHE quiz. Facts only from this site: 69 km, safekeeping around 1653, Friends of the Return, St Colmcille’s House, created in Kells as campaign belief + scholarly debate (never “scientists proved”). No invented Trinity agreements.

Class entries: one email from the teacher with first names + town, or a shared score sheet. Write ColmTheKiller@MadeInKells.Com.

Visit the town → Friends of the Return