Find your place in Longford.
Explore the towns, villages and harbours that give this county its character.
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Every corner has a story.
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Towns & villages
24 guides to explore
Town guide · Central Longford
Longford TownCathedral, market streets, the Camlin and a greenway branch in the county town.125 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Town guide · North-east Longford
GranardThe Norman motte is the landmark, but Granard has a long market-town story too.19 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Town guide · South Longford
BallymahonAn Inny-side market town with an old courthouse, handsome stone bridge and Newcastle Wood nearby.25 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Literary heritage · East Longford
EdgeworthstownLiterary history, the Edgeworth family papers and a lively modern Main Street.11 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Waterside town · West Longford
LanesboroughThe Shannon, Lough Ree and the wooded Commons walk just beyond the town.24 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Canal village · North-west Longford
Cloondara & Richmond HarbourHistoric Richmond Harbour and the Royal Canal’s meeting with the Shannon.3 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Canal & abbey village · South-east Longford
AbbeyshruleAn abbey, aqueduct, canal harbour and River Inny in south Longford.4 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Heritage village · South-east Longford
ArdaghThe nineteenth-century estate village, its memorial tower and earlier church history.0 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Rebellion history · North Longford
BallinamuckThe decisive September 1798 battle and a village that remembers what followed.4 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Local history · North Longford
DrumlishThe Land War, an old mill and a local heritage trail give Drumlish a history you can still trace.10 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Ancient landscapes · South Longford
KenaghAn Iron Age timber road, an 1878 clock tower and old thatched buildings close to the Royal Canal.5 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Village heritage · North-west Longford
NewtownforbesCastleforbes estate records, an old village centre and a community-created bog walk.10 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Village & War of Independence · North Longford
BallinaleeA village with an old crossroads, the Camlin and a powerful chapter of War of Independence history.8 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Medieval heritage · North-east Longford
AbbeylaraA Cistercian abbey, old shopfronts and the changing buildings of an ordinary village.1 local listing in the directoryExplore the guide
Ancient monuments · North Longford
AughnacliffePrehistoric stones in the north Longford hills, with folklore woven around them.2 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Canal village · West Longford
KillasheeA canal village where lock gates, cut-stone bridges and a lock keeper’s house survive.1 local listing in the directoryExplore the guide
Townlands & local history · South-east Longford
LeganOld field names, a three-arch bridge and the everyday buildings of a rural village.1 local listing in the directoryExplore the guide
Lakes & woodlands · North Longford
MullinalaghtaLough Gowna, the former Derrycassan estate and three woodland walks.1 local listing in the directoryExplore the guide
Shannon lakeside · South-west Longford
NewtowncashelA village near Lough Ree, with Saints Island, Barley Harbour and lakeshore crafts in the surrounding district.0 local listings in the directoryExplore the guide
Village & community heritage · Killoe, North Longford
CullyfadAn old Killoe parish village, with an 1826 church and a community garden.Explore the guide
Village & local memory · Killoe, North Longford
EnnybegsA Killoe village whose church and Titanic memorial connect everyday local history with a world-famous tragedy.Explore the guide
Village & parish history · Central Longford
MoydowAn old parish settlement with churches, churchyards and names recorded in early maps.Explore the guide
Village & townland history · South Longford
CarrickboyA small south Longford village whose older records reveal a barracks, bogland and estate houses.Explore the guide
Village & churchyard · South Longford
TaghshinnyA former fair green, a church with centuries of alterations and well-kept architectural details.Explore the guide
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