Navan Research Group

Navan Research Group

Since its foundation in 1986, the primary functions of the Navan Research Group have been to coordina

The Navan Research Group (NRG) was formed in the spring of 1986, when quarrying threatened to destroy the archaeological remains of Navan Fort (Emain Macha), Ulster's ancient capital. The campaign that focussed attention on the iminent threat to the site aroused massive public interest at the time. The various members of the NRG, drawn from the Queen's University, the Historic Monuments and Buildi