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Part of the original Edgeworthstown Estate, the original manor house was built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth. It was a modest building with tiny windows.
In the 1770’s Richard Lovell Edgeworth enlarged and remodeled the house. He made…

Near Kenagh in County Longford, excavators working in a bog discovered a series of aging oak planks in 1984.
Samples were taken to Queen’s University in Belfast, and testing determined that they dated back to the early Iron…

The sizeable collection of the County Longford Historical Society can be found on display at the Longford Museum and Heritage Centre. Some interesting exhibits include:
•A complete 1920’s folk kitchen
•A 4,000 year old elk antler
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This quaint and picturesque little town in the Irish Midlands is the County Town of Longford and the centre of commerce for the surrounding area. It also serves as a base for visitors who come to enjoy the relaxing…

This striking, gothic style manor house made from attractive blue-gray limestone was built in 1837 by Thomas Lefroy, and to this day has remained within the Lefroy family. To visit Carriglas is to experience firsthand the charm of gracious…

St. Patrick first came to this town, whose Gaelic name Ard Archadh means the “high field”, in the fifth century. He established Ardagh as the name of the diocese, chose St. Mel to be its first Bishop, and founded…

Just off the shore of Lough Ree, the peaceful island of Inchcleraun (from the Gaelic Inis Clothrann) is named after Clothra, an ancient mythical figure. Clothra was the sister of Queen Maeve who, old legend has it, was killed…