Navan (An Uaimh in Irish, meaning "The Cave") is the administrative capital of County Meath. The town traditionally was famous for carpets and for a thriving furniture industry. Both are now in decline, or have ceased, as a result of the move away from manufacture to cheaper locations like the Eastern Europe. Navan has instead rapidly expanded with the Celtic Tiger to become a large dormitory town as it is only 50 kilometres from Dublin. According to Census 2002 statistics the population of the town increased by 51.6% since the 1996 Census.