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Rún Cheannanais Mhóir / The Secret of Kells - An tSeachtain na Gaeilge 2025

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Bain sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge ar IFI@Schools. For SnaG 2025, watch any three Cartoon Saloon films as Gaelige for €12, or unlock individual titles for €5.

Choose from Song of the Sea (Amhrán na Mara), The Secret of Kells (Rún Cheannanais Mhóir), The Breadwinner (An Saothrai), Wolfwalkers (Na Conriochtai), and Puffin Rock and the New Friends (Puffin Rock agus na Cairde Nua) as Gaeilge. Available March 3-17. Purchase your 3-film bundle here.


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In association with Cartoon Saloon.

The first feature animation from Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon which combined their unique style with Irish myth, legend and music. 


12-year-old Brendan is growing up within the walls of the Abbey. Watching the monks work on the legendary Book of Kells he finds himself on a secret quest that will take him for the first time ever beyond the abbey’s walls into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. With the terrifying Viking hordes closing in, will Brendan succeed in saving the sacred book and the monastery?

  • Year
    2009
  • Runtime
    79 minutes
  • Language
    Irish
  • Country
    Ireland, Belgium, France
  • Rating
    PG
  • Director
    Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey
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