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Navan (/ ˈ n æ v ən / NAV-ən; Irish: An Uaimh [ənˠ ˈuəvʲ], meaning "the Cave") [2] is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Ireland. [3] It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Blackwater , around 50 km northwest of Dublin .
The Bull of Navan (Irish: Tarbh na hUaimhe) is a prominent stone sculpture in the town of Navan, in County Meath, Ireland. The statue was sculpted by Galway sculptor Colin Grehan and depicts a large bull being restrained by two men. The image of the bull has historic significance for the town of Navan, where many livestock fairs were held.
Navan Town Hall (Irish: Halla Baile na hUaimhe) is a municipal building in Abbey Road, Navan, County Meath, Ireland.The building, which was commissioned to serve as the local bridewell, became the police barracks, and later became the local seat of government.
Navan Fort, sometimes called Navan Rath, is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Navan. It is on a low hill about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of Armagh (at grid ref. area H847 452). [ 5 ] The site consists of a circular enclosure 250 metres (820 feet) in diameter, marked by a large bank and ditch encircling the hill.
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie: Date: 30 October 2009, 14:11: Source "Street, Dublin City" .... is actually Navan: Author: National Library of Ireland on The Commons: Permission (Reusing this file) National Library of Ireland on The Commons @ Flickr Commons
Navan is one of the two mensal parishes of the diocese of Meath, the other being the Cathedral Parish of Mullingar. The parish priest of Navan is therefore the Bishop of Meath . Bishop Patrick J. Plunkett (1778–1827) and probably Bishop Robert Logan (1827–1830) resided at Navan, but Bishop John Cantwell (1830–1866) established his ...
The motte at Athlumney was built in the years after 1172 when Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath granted the title of Baron Skryne to his ally Adam de Feypo; he in turn granted Athlumney to a relative Amauri de Feipo, who built the motte. The older part of Athlumney Castle is a tower house which was built in the 15th century. [4]
Castletown-Kilpatrick, also known as Castletown KP [1] or Castletown (Irish: Baile an Chaisleáin), [2] is a townland and village in County Meath in Ireland. [3] It falls in the Meath East constituency. The Boyne Valley to Lakelands greenway passes through on the disused Navan and Kingscourt Railway line. [4] [5]