The evolution of Navan Road - in conversation with Enda Finnan

In this episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2023, Enda Finnan examines the Navan Road parish area and the transformation of the rural community and landscapes of the townlands of Greater Cabragh, Ashtown and Pelletstown from the 1920s to the 1960s. He connects the dots between migration and change of land ownership and development.


Enda Finnan is a local resident and historian.


This episode was recorded at Cabra Library, on October 12, 2023.


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