Kells, County Meath on Track" are seeking reinstatement of the Navan railway link, and on to Dublin. It is estimated that a Kells to Dublin City Centre rail service would take approximately 60 minutes depending on stops. Kells, County Meath Kells (; ) is a town in County Meath, Ireland. The town lies off the M3 motorway, from Navan and from Dublin. It is best known as the site of Kells Abbey, from which the Book of Kells takes its name. The settlement was originally known by the Irish name "Ceannanas" or "Ceannanus", and it is suggested that the name 'Kells' developed from
Kells (County Kilkenny barony) west. The barony was part of the territory of the Ua Glóiairn clan of Callann, and in the historic kingdom of Osraige ("Ossory"). Kells Priory is located in the barony. Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Kells is currently administered by Kilkenny County Council. The name ""Kells"" developed from the ancient (pronounced Kannanas, accent on the first syllable). Still today "Ceanannas" is used by Irish speakers. After the Norman Invasion ""Ceanannas"" was corrupted into ""Kenelis"", and later into ""Kells"". From the 12th century onward,