Editing Navan (section)

===== Roman Artefacts =====
A small [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] copper alloy figure was found in the River Boyne near Navan. The figurine most likely represents a [[Lares|Lar]], a Roman deity believed to protect the household. It is likely that the figure was placed in the river as a votive offering as in [[Irish mythology]] the river was considered divine and to have been created by the goddess [[Boann]] (Bóinn in Modern Irish). This belief in the divinity of rivers was shared by the Romans. Two Roman coins have also been found in Navan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roman Figurine from the Boyne Valley |url=https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Documentation-Discoveries/Artefact/A-Roman-Figurine-from-the-Boyne-Valley/e07e95d7-fe24-4332-bf29-c1040bef78cf |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=National Museum of Ireland |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Navan Historical Society - Roman Finds in Navan |url=http://www.navanhistory.ie/index.php?page=roman-statue |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.navanhistory.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Crinion |first=Mairéad |title=Navan - its People and its Past |publisher=Navan & District Historical Society |year=2013 |isbn=9780957120617 |volume=2 |pages=175–179 |language=en |chapter=Navan's Roman Artefacts and W.F. Wakeman}}</ref>