Navan & District Historical Society

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Events

The Journal Vol 8, published Dec 2025, is available in the following retail outlets:

 

Navan:

  • Tierney’s Trimgate Street 
  • Applegreen Slane Road
  • Maxol Flowerhill 
  • Silverlawns:Daybreak
  • SolsticeTheatre 
  • Library 
  • St.Mary’s Parish Book shop
  • Book Station – Navan Shopping Center 

 

Tara:  Maguires Gift Shop

 

Kentstown: Blacklion Stores (Bowens) 

 

Newgate Liscarton: Mace Joe Leahys

 

Wilkinstown: Doughtys

 

Kilberry: EMO Service Station

 

Slane: Mimnaghs 

 

Drogheda: Millmount Museum                                                                    

            

‘Navan Its People and Its Past‘, Journal of the Navan and District Historical Society Volume 8, has 18 articles by 11 contributors, a message from the Chairperson, and an Obituary in Remembrance of former committee member, Bernadette Murray.
The articles are:
 
‘Navan and the Cottage Industry Movement 1889-1907‘ by Geraldine Fanning
 
‘Tithe War 1830-1836 Stackallen, Co Meath has a story to tell‘ by Damien McBride
 
‘Memories of Navan from his youth by Max Maguire -15 November 2011‘
 
‘Rationing in World War II‘ by Cepta Dungan
 
‘Foolish young priests thinking they are working wonders‘ Life of Fr Michael Torrey, Post Famine Navan and the Young Clerics of St Finian’s College by Pascal Marry
 
‘From Navan to Moscow in the 1960s‘ by Norman Dungan
 
‘When Trotter’s Memorial Fountain (Sprout) trotted its way out of Navan town center 1901-1965m‘ by Vincent Mulvany
 
‘The Preston Estate at Bellinter and James Vaughan’s Survey of 1810-15‘ by Peter Connell
 
‘Clayton’s Woollen Mill: a Legacy of Craftsmanship and Global Reach‘ by Clare Ryan
 
‘The Death of Matthew Gaffney‘ by Cepta Dungan
 
‘Three men, a plan and a canal. Navan and the canal age in the early nineteenth century‘ by Mairéad Crinion
 
‘Luke and Julia Smyth’s Wedding Anniversary, August 1893‘ by Peter Connell
 
‘Recent Initiatives and developments in Meath County Archive‘ by Patricia Fallon
 
‘The Last Puff Puff to Balkyjamesduff‘ Excerpts from interviews with Jimmy Maher by Tom French
 
‘Corpus Christi Procession in Navan – a glimpse over time’
 
‘Michael Joseph Murray, 1895-1976’ by Patrick (Rick) Murray
 
‘Navan Rugby Club – Some notes down the years‘ by Peter Connell
 
‘Sheep Market Well; Church Hill, Navan, Co. Meath’ by Clare Ryan
 
The Navan & District Historical Society – Events July 2023 to August 2025
 
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” Programme of Events 2025 “

All meetings are held in Columbanus Hall, Canon Row, Navan (C15 E197) at 8:00pm on Thursday evenings unless otherwise stated

Thursday 30 January 2025 – AGM and talk on Maps of Navan by Mairead Crinion, Clare Ryan and Peter Connell

Thursday 20 February 2025- ‘The Irish in Romanov Russia: Some Meath Connections’ by Dr Angela Byrne explores Meath’s historic connections with imperial Russia, from gentleman traveller’s and diplomats, to people with connections to the radical political movements of the era. It draws on her recent book ‘Anarchy and Authority: Irish Encounters with Romanov Russia’ (Lilliput Press, 2024). A limited number of copies for sale (€17) and signing will be available.

Thursday 20 March 2025 – Julie Coyle Life of Eileen Garret (Jane Savage)

Thursday 17 April 2025 – Dr.Ana Dolan . ’The long lives of the Kells High Crosses: a story of survival and revival’.

Thursday 22 May 2025– Liam McEniff – Williamstown House- A History.

June/July 2025 – Summer Outings To be confirmed

August 2025 – Heritage Week To be confirmed

Thursday 18 September 2025 – Christopher O’Brien Lynch – History of Johnstown

Thursday 23 October 2025   – Jim O’Leary – Meath’s Skane Valley in the early 1920’s

Thursday 20 November 2025 – Mairead Crinion – Who do you think you are ? How to research your family history and learn more about your ancestors. Mairéad Crinion is an active committee member of the N&DHS. She also runs a successful genealogical research business called Evergreen Oak Family Research Services. Mairéad answers the genealogy queries that come into the Society’s email from all over the world. This talk will show how to find your family’s records and how to expand your family history and really get to know who your ancestors were.

No events for December 2025

 

” Programme of Events 2024 “

All meetings are held in Columbanus Hall, Canon Row, Navan at 8pm unless otherwise stated.
 

Thursday, 25 January 2024 – AGM and talk by Richard Farrelly from his collection.

Thursday, 22 February 2024 – St. Stephens Church Old Kilcarn. – Christopher Lynch.

Thursday, 21 March 2024 – The Book of Kells – Donncha MacGabhann.

Thursday, 25 April 2024 – ‘America to Allenstown – The Land Commission Migration’ – Martin O’Halloran.

Thursday, 23 May 2024 – Francis Beaufort on the 250th anniversary of his birth – John Connolly.

June/July – Annual Summer Outings. – To be confirmed nearer dates.

August – Heritage Week  – Programme to be confirmed.

Thursday, 26 September 2024 – Negotiating the Landscape of Prehistoric and Medieval Ireland – Dr. Yolande O’Brien.

Thursday, 24 October 2024  – Round Towers of Ireland. – Oliver McBride.

Sunday, TBC, November 2024  – Battle of the Boyne Centre – Brendan Mathews.