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Navan

Navan (Irish language: An Uaimh - Meaning: The Cave) is the administrative town of County Meath, Ireland. The capital of the county is Trim. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath seat was located in Navan until a backlash occured against the Bishop of Meath, it is now located in Mullingar, County Westmeath.

The town has a railroad track which is occassionally used, it goes to the east (Drogheda) and the north (Kingscourt) and is run by Iarnród Éireann. The railroad was/is mostly used for freight for the local zinc mine Tara Mines to bring it to Drogheda Port.

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