This poem was written by John P. Timmon, Navan who emigrated to the United States in January 1920. He died there in the 1940s. His brother Dr. W.P .Timmon died 4th June 1947. Navan …

Navan, therefore is a Norman town, approximately 840 years old. There is no evidence that an urban settlement existed before Jocelyn deAngulo founded the town.

The town of Navan originated as a result of the revolutionary changes that resulted from the Norman Invasion. In 1170 DeLacy (who had been given Meath by his king Henry 11) gave …

Sep 27, 2020 · Navan Fort – or Emain Macha in Old Irish – has been described as ‘one of Europe’s most iconic monumental complexes’. It’s not in Navan and it’s not a fort, so what do …

It is one of the first boroughs established by the English in the palatinate of Meath, and appears to have arisen under the patronage of the family of the Nangles, barons of Navan, who, towards …

NAVAN back in the early 1800′ s was surrounded by forest, which, over the years was cut down to make way for farming and manufacturing of potash. Samuel R. Calvin, one of the first …

Navan is famous for being the birthplace of Sir Francis Beaufort (1774 - 1857), who developed the Beaufort Scale of wind force. In 1805 Commander (later Admiral) Beaufort published a method …

On 24th October 1948 a new club was formed from the old two and was named Navan O’Mahony’s. The first officers of this club were President, James O’Rourke; Chairman, Terry …

The earliest recorded mention of Navan in history was in a charter granted by King Henry II to the Augustinian Monastery in Navan. This charter is dated the 14th of April 1189 and we have a …

‘Navan: Its People and its Past’ is a collection of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century photographs of Navan town from the Lawrence and Eason collections in the National Library …