Guidebook for Longford
Sightseeing
The timber roadway is a wonderful piece of archeological history and so worth seeing including the surrounding bogland, flora and fauna.
Corlea
The timber roadway is a wonderful piece of archeological history and so worth seeing including the surrounding bogland, flora and fauna.
Swiss style village where carefully tended gardens delight the eye. Ruins of an ancient eccleasiastical church founded by St Patrick in the 5th century.
Ardagh
Swiss style village where carefully tended gardens delight the eye. Ruins of an ancient eccleasiastical church founded by St Patrick in the 5th century.
Proof that prehistoric man came to Longford some 5,500 years ago is in the megalithic tomb at Aughnacliffe.
Aghnacliff
Proof that prehistoric man came to Longford some 5,500 years ago is in the megalithic tomb at Aughnacliffe.
The castle dates back over 350 years. The Pakenhams (later Earls of Longford) settled here in the 17th century and three generations still live here as their family home. Tea room available. .
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Tullynally Castle
The castle dates back over 350 years. The Pakenhams (later Earls of Longford) settled here in the 17th century and three generations still live here as their family home. Tea room available. .
Edgeworthstown House, home of the Edgeworth family and novelist Maria Edgeworth. The Rectory, home of the Abbe Edgeworth and where Oscar Wilde's sister Isolde died while visiting her uncle.
Edgeworthstown
Edgeworthstown House, home of the Edgeworth family and novelist Maria Edgeworth. The Rectory, home of the Abbe Edgeworth and where Oscar Wilde's sister Isolde died while visiting her uncle.
Strokestown Park House, a Georgian Palladian mansion preserved with its original furnishings and fabrics, which can be seen daily by guided tour. The House was the family home of the Pakenham Mahon's.
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Strokestown Park and The Irish National Famine Museum
Strokestown Park House, a Georgian Palladian mansion preserved with its original furnishings and fabrics, which can be seen daily by guided tour. The House was the family home of the Pakenham Mahon's.
From the Boglands of County Longford comes the pretty village of Newtowncashel, winner twice of the “Best Village in Ireland” award and home to Casey's Bog Oak/Yew Sculptures Studio.
Newtowncashel
From the Boglands of County Longford comes the pretty village of Newtowncashel, winner twice of the “Best Village in Ireland” award and home to Casey's Bog Oak/Yew Sculptures Studio.
Ballinamuck is a small village in north Co Longford and It was the scene of the Battle of Ballinamuck, where a French army aiding the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798 was defeated.
Ballinamuck
Ballinamuck is a small village in north Co Longford and It was the scene of the Battle of Ballinamuck, where a French army aiding the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798 was defeated.
Kenagh village is typically Irish in character (orig an estate village). The setting dominated by the elegant clock tower erected in memory of the Hon. Lawrence Harman King-Harman who died in 1875.
Keenagh
Kenagh village is typically Irish in character (orig an estate village). The setting dominated by the elegant clock tower erected in memory of the Hon. Lawrence Harman King-Harman who died in 1875.
Arts & Culture
Backstage Theatre features regular performances by professional companies of actors and musicians both national and international and specialises in Youth Theatre.
Backstage Theatre
Backstage Theatre features regular performances by professional companies of actors and musicians both national and international and specialises in Youth Theatre.
Everything Else
Abbeyshrule Aerodrome - popular location for light aircraft enthusiasts located outside picturesque village of Abbeyshrule on Royal Canal South Longford. Pleasure flights & flying lessons available.
Abbeyshrule Aerodrome
Abbeyshrule Aerodrome - popular location for light aircraft enthusiasts located outside picturesque village of Abbeyshrule on Royal Canal South Longford. Pleasure flights & flying lessons available.
Entertainment & Activities
Omniplex Cinema Longford
Bridge Street