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Longford
County Longford is a small midland county in the province of Leinster The area of the county is 269 408 statute acres Situated in the basin of the River Shannon and the upper catchment area of the ...
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Amenities and Services
The Mall is a beautifully landscaped park on the banks of the river Camlin It is a relaxing space for leisurely walks or sporting activities It has a multi purpose leisure complex with an indoor ...
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Rebellions
One of the main battles which took place in Co Longford was The Battle of Ballinamuck in 1798 The French arrived in Killala under General Humbert and won a great victory at Castlebar General Humbert ...
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Towns
Longford Irish an Longfort is the county town of Co Longford It is built on the banks of the River Camlin cam líne crooked line a tributary of the River Shannon According to the 2011 census Longford ...
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Geology
The geology of the county can be divided in two a northern upland region with older Ordovician and Silurian rocks of slate shale sandstone and greywacke about 450 to 420 million years old In the ...
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Roche Castle, like its sister castle at Carlingford, were both built by the Anglo-Normans as part of the process of taming and colonizing north Louth in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Striking and powerful, it commands a pass northwards and affords wonderful views over the surrounding country.
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People
A list of famous persons associated with the county is necessarily selective John Desmond Bernal 1901 71 Nenagh born scientist and communist activist Charles Bianconi 1786 1875 Italian born transport ...



