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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: County Longford Longford (An Longfort in Irish) is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/County-Longford   (2537 words)

Longford, Ireland (County) - LoveToKnow 1911 LONGFORD, a county of Ireland in the province of Leinster, bounded N.W. by Leitrim, N.E. by Cavan, E. and S. by West- meath and W. by Lough Ree and Roscommon. Assizes are held at Longford, and quarter sessions at Ballymahon, Granard and Longford. The county is in the Protestant diocese of Ardagh, and the Roman Catholic dioceses of Ardagh and Meath. www.1911encyclopedia.org /Longford,_Ireland_(County)   (637 words)

Longford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Longford (An Longfort in Irish) is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. It is the cathedral town of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. Longford is the point where the N4 road from Dublin to Sligo leaves the N5 road, which continues onwards to Westport, County Mayo. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longford   (287 words)

County Longford - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) County Longford (Irish: Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. With an area of 1,091 km² (421 square miles) and a population of 31,068, it is one of Ireland's smallest counties. Monastic remains at Ardagh, Abbeylara, Abbeyderg, and Inchcleraun Island in the River Shannon are reminders of the county's long Christian history. www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/County_Longford   (296 words)

County Longford - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) County Longford (Irish : Longfort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. With an area of 1,091 km² (421 square miles) and a population of 31,068, it is one of Ireland 's smallest counties. Monastic remains at Ardagh (Longford), Abbeylara, Abbeyderg, and Inchcleraun Island in the River Shannon are reminders of the county's long Christian history. www.free-definition.com /County-Longford.html   (178 words)

Longford County Longford, the third smallest county in Ireland, lies in the Shannon basin and the upper catchment of the Erne. Longford is a county with a rich heritage situated, as it is where the provinces of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster converge. Longford's County Town, situated on the banks of the Camlin River, acts as an administrative centre for the area, and is spaciously laid out, with pleasant wide streets. www.brits-in-ireland.com /Longford.htm   (601 words)

County Longford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia County Longford (Irish : Longphort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. Monastic remains at Ardagh, Abbeylara, Abbeyderg, and Inchcleraun Island in the River Shannon are reminders of the county's long Christian history. Today the surname Farrell is still the prominent surname in the county and Longford town the principal centre of administration and commerce. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/County_Longford   (306 words)

County Longford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) County Longford (Irish : Longfort) is a countysituated in the IrishMidlands, in northwest Leinster. With an area of 1,091 km² (421 square miles)and a population of 31,068, it is one of Ireland 's smallest counties. Most of Longford lies in the basin of the River Shannon, which formsits western boundary, although the northernmost parts of the county drain towards the River Erne. www.therfcc.org /county-longford-72048.html   (142 words)

NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ardagh Ardagh ("high field") is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula near Carndonagh in County Donegal, [Ireland]]. Ardagh House and its estate were managed by Sir George Ralph Fetherston and his wife Frances Elizabeth Solly from 1819 to 1853. Ardagh is also noted for its more recent achievements: Ardagh is a beautiful Village, as can be seen from the photographs on this website. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ardagh   (1764 words)

LONGFORD LONGFORD (County of), an inland county of the province of LEINSTER, bounded on the south and east by that of Westmeath, on the north by those of Cavan and Leitnim, and on the west by that of Roscommon, from which it is separated by the Shannon and Lough Ree. The portion of the county to the south of this line is based on limestone, the general range of which approaches to the east and west, and the dip towards the south. The rivers that water the interior of the county are the Camlin and the Kenagh. www.chapters.eiretek.org /lee/lewismaps/longfordco.htm   (3846 words)

Ardagh Ardagh, an Irish diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh, takes its name from a town in the parish and barony of same name in county Longford, province of Leinster. It consisted of the territory of the O'Ferals and the O'Quinns in the county Longford, called Annally, and the territory of Muintir Eolais, i.e. The seat of the bishop is at Longford, where a fine cathedral and a diocesan seminary have been erected. www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/ardagh.html   (364 words)

Kennys: County Longford Books - Kennys Irish Bookshop, Galway, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) County Longford (Contae Longfort) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. Longford town is the capital of County Longford. It is the cathedral town of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. www.kennysirishbookshop.ie /categories/irishcounties/longford.shtml   (241 words)

[No title] The village of Ardagh lies to the south-east of Longford Town and has given its name to the Diocese in which the greaterpart of the county is situated. Ardagh is a very attractive Estate Village which was largely rebuilt by Lady Fetherston in the 1860's. This exhibition draws on the rich fabric of Ardagh life down through the ages, from the roots of the village in Irish mythology, to its development as an important early church and its emergence as a model estate village. www.ofarrell.org /ardagh.htm   (427 words)

Ardagh (County Longford) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ardagh (County Longford)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Village in County Longford, Republic of Ireland, 32 km/20 mi southeast of Longford town; population (1998 est) 80. It was formerly the seat of the bishopric of Ardagh, which was founded by St Patrick in the 5th century, with St Mel – St Patrick's nephew – installed as its first bishop. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Ardagh+(County+Longford)   (114 words)

Longford County Tourism The name Ardagh, Árd Archadh in Irish, means the high field, which indicates that when St Mel first arrived here the area was unsettled with lots of open ground on which to build. While Ardagh’s importance declined with the coming of the Normans, a change in its fortunes was to occur with the arrival of a new family, the Fetherstons. The exhibition draws on the fabric of Ardagh life down through the ages, from the roots of the village in Irish mythology, to its development as an important early church and its emergence as a model estate village. www.longford.ie /community/groups.asp?action=1&groupid=63&pageid=47   (914 words)

longford - County Longford in Ireland County Longford is 403 square miles of clear lakes, cruising waterways and ancient boglands in the heart of the Midlands in Ireland. Longford is seated in the basin of the River Shannon and in the catchment area of the River Erne - offering superb fishing for the pike angler at Lough Ree, Lough Forbes and at the Gowna Lakes. For the water sport enthusiast, County Longford is an aquatic playground of boating on the Shannon, canoeing on Lough Ree and cruising on the Royal Canal. www.irelandwide.com /regional/leinster/county_longford/co_longford_main.htm   (478 words)

County Longford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) Longford is a focal point of the northern midlands where the provinces of Leinster, Ulster and Connaught all converge.  Longford, where history and literature, tragedy and triumph are all woven together, takes its name from the ancient stronghold of the O’Farrell family (Long Fort — Fort of the O’Farrells) who ruled from the 11 Century.  Bordered to the west by the majestic River Shannon, Longford is a county of rolling plains and picturesque stretches of water.  The highest point of the county, Cairn Hill, is only 270m high, but from the summit glorious views are afforded in all directions. Longford is the birthplace of illustrious writers such as Oliver Goldsmith, Maria Edgeworth and Padraic Colum.  The county has much to offer with magnificent angling, equestrian, golfing, boating and swimming on the many lakes, white water canoeing on the river Inny, lovely walks, historic sites and peatland areas to visit. www.longfordtourism.com /heritage/history.html   (166 words)

County Longford: Ireland Accommodation: Ireland-Ac.com County Longford is one of Ireland's 12 inland counties with a population of 29,000. County Longford is mainly a flat county with fertile agricultural land and peatlands. The west of the county is bounded by the River Shannon and the idyllic Lough Ree providing ample opportunity for the keen fisherman. www.ireland-ac.com /longford/longford.htm   (212 words)

History The diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois is spread over parts of seven counties in the centre of Ireland. The Diocese of Ardagh, as distinct from that of Clonmacnois, with which it is now united, takes its name from the village of Ardagh, now a picturesque village in County Longford. Ardagh was erected as a Diocese by the Synod of Kells (1152) and was made a suffragan of Armagh. www.ardaghdiocese.org /page2.html   (478 words)

Longford County Tourism Bordered to the west by the majestic River Shannon, Longford is a county of rolling plains and picturesque stretches of water. The present county came into being under the Tudors in 1547, based largely on a region which had previously been known after two of its most prominent rulers, Queen Teffia (pre 800 a.d.) and King Annaly (post 800 a.d.). Longfords motto emblazoned across its county crest declares it to be Daingean agus Dilis - Strong and Loyal; without doubt it has lived up to its self-set standards and profoundly influenced the Ireland of today. www.longford.ie /community/groups.asp?action=1&groupid=63&pageid=71   (228 words)

GENUKI: County Longford The form of the county is oblong, extending from north-east to south- south-west; measuring about thirty miles between those points, and fifteen miles in breadth from south-east to north-west. The elevated districts between Edgeworthstown and Longford have a good soil which yields abundant crops of grain; but the land in many parts is so much encumbered with surface water, as to present a serious impediment to the agriculturist. The mineral treasures of Longford are few; lead ore has been found in several of the limestone quarries, likewise in some of the mountain streams, and it has even been turned up by the plough, but no efforts have yet been made to trace or work the veins. www.genuki.org.uk /big/irl/LOG   (897 words)

The Farrells of Co Longford County Longford is the second smallest County in Ireland, occupying almost 423 square miles, and is situated in the midlands. Longford is also on the main Sligo to Dublin railway which was constructed as far as Longford in 1855. The placenames of the county reflect not only their Gaelic origin such as Longford, the county town, which takes its name from Longphuirt Ui Fheargail or 'Fortress of the Farrells', but also their planter/settler origin, with Edgeworthstown being named after the Edgeworths, Lanesborough after the Lanes and Newtownforbes after the Forbes. www.fortunecity.com /marina/mudhouse/2435/id177.htm   (1085 words)

Longford County and Longford Town Tourism Guide, Ireland Being one of the smallest counties, Longford is known for fishing and water sports due to its extensive waterways. The county town of Longford County, called Longford Town, is the location for St. Mel's cathedral which is worth a visit. Drawing on the rich fabric of Ardagh life throughout the ages, the exhibition centre at the Ardagh Heritage Centre is dedicated to telling this story through history and literature. ireland.dublinevents.com /longford   (835 words)

TEMPLEMICHAEL, a parish, partly in the barony of LONGFORD, but chiefly in that of ARDAGH, county of LONGFORD, and ... Lefroy, LL.D. The living is a rectory, in the diocese of Ardagh, united by episcopal authority to the rectory of Ballymacormick, and part of the vicarage of Killoe, denominated Upper Killoe, and in the patronage of the Bishop. In the R. divisions the parish is in the union or district of Longford, comprising this parish and that of Ballymacormick, and containing two chapels, one in the town of Longford, and the other at Strand in Ballymacormick. The parochial female school is under the patronage of the Countess of Longford; in Longford is a school on Erasmus Smith's foundation; a school at Carrickglass is supported by Miss Lefroy; at Longford and Cooleney are national schools; and an infants' and another school are aided by subscriptions. www.libraryireland.com /Lewis/LewisT/65-TEMPLEMICHAEL.php/index.php   (528 words)

County Longford - The Encyclopedia The town of Granard was sacked by Edward Bruce's army in 1315, and the O'Farrells soon recovered complete control over their former territory. Longford • Louth • Meath • Offaly • Westmeath • Wexford • Wicklow italics denote non-administrative counties; (parentheses) denote non-traditional counties www.the-encyclopedia.com /description/County_Longford   (641 words)

Ardagh Civil Parish, Longford county, Ireland Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons ARDAGH, a parish, partly in the barony of MOYDOW, but chiefly in that of ARDAGH, county of LONGFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 4 miles (W.S.W.) from Edgeworthstown ; containing 4980 inhabitants; of which number, 142 are in the village, which comprises 25 houses and is wholly in the latter barony. Ardagh House is the seat of Sir G. R, Fetherston, Bart. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Ardagh, and constituting the corps of the deanery, which is in the patronage of the Crown. www.from-ireland.net /lewis/long/ardagh.htm   (670 words)

Ardagh, County Longford In Ardagh, County Longford, Patrick built a church. He is said to have consecrated the site of a church at Coleraine in County Derry and a stone on which he sat was shown at Dunseverick, on the shore of the northern sea. In the Diocese of Down and Connor, many churches attribute origins to him, including Glenavy and Glenarm in County Antrim. www.irelandseye.com /paddy/ardagh.html   (202 words)

magoo.com: McGeoy/McGoey/McGouey by Hugh McGough A mention is made of the present boundaries of County Longford of the drowning of Eochaidh Feilidh`s daughter Eithne in the river Inny (corruption of Eithne). The map of the Catholic parishes of county Longford shows the combined parish of Templemichael and Ballymacormick in the west central part of county Longford, and the parish of Killashee adjoining it to the west. The map of the Catholic parishes of county Longford shows the parish of Clonguish (Clongesh) to the immediate north and Moydow to the immediate southwest of the parishes of Templemichael and Killashee. www.magoo.com /hugh/mcgeoy.html   (10330 words)

Longford, Ireland - information on County Longford South County Longford along the Shannon and Lough Ree has to be seen to believe it. A Cathedral town, it is the seat of the Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. Throughout the county there is a wealth of folklore and heritage, open friendly people who indulge in the finest of food and drink and plenty of activities to entertain all needs from fishing to archery. www.justreservations.com /longford-hotels.asp   (503 words)

Ardagh House - 3 Star Guest House in Dublin Ireland Description: Ardagh House is an excellently located Guesthouse in the beautiful leafy suburb of Rathgar, only 2 miles south of Dublin City center. Ardagh House boasts 19 guest bedrooms including single rooms, double rooms, twin rooms, double and single rooms, triple rooms, quadruple rooms and family rooms. Ardagh House is an excellently located Guesthouse in the beautiful leafy suburb of Rathgar, only 2 miles south of Dublin City center. www.dublinevents.com /dublin-guest-houses/ardagh-house.php   (388 words)

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