St Kilian

The Kilian Hymn

The pupils in 4th Class worked with artist Mark Smyth from Kells to create a unique font style which they used to create three displays of the Kilian Hymn. This process involved pupils designing letter fonts individually. Then the pupils worked collaboratively to choose the final font set. The chosen font was used to create an artwork of the Kilian Hymn in German, Irish and English versions.

Kilian Hymn in English


Kilian Hymn in Irish


Kilian Hymn in German


Painting of the boat used by Kilian to travel to Europe


Preparing the font










Creative writing piece telling the story of how St Kilian was executed in Germany