An Illustrated History 1700-1960.
Over three centuries, the Navan Road has been quietly transformed. From its origins as open countryside on the edge of Dublin, it evolved into a landscape marked by imposing religious houses and confinement institutions in the nineteenth century, before emerging in the twentieth century as a confident, upwardly mobile suburban community. Within its streets and fields unfolded stories of faith and power, discipline and domesticity, ambition and belonging. This is not simply a history of buildings and boundaries. It is the story of how national forces — political upheaval, religious authority, social reform and modernisation — shaped one seemingly ordinary suburb, and how that suburb, in turn, reflects Ireland’s wider journey. Through the intimate lens of the Navan Road, this book reveals a compelling microcosm of a nation in transition.
Author Bio
Enda Finnan was born in Dublin in 1966 and grew up on Villa Park Gardens off the Navan Road. He was educated in St John Bosco’s NS and St Declan’s CBS and holds degrees in both Engineering and History from Dublin City University. He lives in Donabate with his wife and two sons. This is his first book.
| Details | |
| Author | Enda Finnan |
| Publisher | Eastwood Books |
| Publication Data | June 2026 |
| Subjects | General Interest |
NAVAN ROAD.
- ISBN: 9781916742994
- Author(s): Enda Finnan
- Availability: In Stock
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€25.00
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