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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 · 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 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 Walks & cycling · Across southern County Longford Royal Canal GreenwayLongford’s canal towpath passes old locks, bridges, harbours and bogland.Explore the guide History & local records · Across the county Where to begin with Longford historyFive centuries are not enough to explain Longford. Start with a place, then follow its records.Explore 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 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 Medieval heritage · Abbeyshrule Abbeyshrule Cistercian AbbeyA twelfth-century Cistercian foundation beside the River Inny.Explore the guide Industrial heritage · County Longford waterways The canal and harbour places of LongfordRichmond Harbour, old locks and the Longford branch are reminders that the canal was built for work.Explore 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 Walking & remembrance · Cloondara to Abbeyshrule National Famine Way through LongfordA commemorative canal walk following the route of 1,490 emigrants in 1847.Explore the guide Cycling routes · Across County Longford County Longford cycle routesChoose a county cycle loop through the lakes, villages or canal countryside.Explore the guide Town walking · Longford Town Longford Town & the Mall WalkThe Camlin, parkland and an easy walk close to the centre of Longford.Explore the guide Social history · Canal corridor, south Longford Longford and the National Famine WayFollow the story of famine migration along the canal through County Longford.Explore the guide Industrial heritage · Cloondara, Abbeyshrule and Longford The Royal Canal in County LongfordFrom a transport artery to a walking and cycling route.Explore the guide Engineering history · Cloondara & south Longford 1817: the Royal Canal reaches CloondaraThe engineering work that brought the Royal Canal west to Richmond Harbour and the Shannon.Explore the guide Bogland walks · Near Kenagh Corlea Bog WalkMarked bogland loops near the Iron Age Roadway Visitor Centre.Explore the guide Canal heritage · Killashee Killashee 44th LockAn 1815 canal lock, its keeper’s house and the stonework of a working waterway.Explore the guide

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