Longford (County Longford barony)

Barony in Longford, Ireland

Longford

An Longfort (Irish)

Barony

Baronies of County Longford. Longford is shaded pale green.

Sovereign state| Ireland
County| Longford
Area

• Total

| 231.65 km2 (89.44 sq mi)

Longford (Irish: An Longfort) is a barony in County Longford, Ireland.

## Etymology

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Longford barony derives its name from the town of Longford (from Irish Longphort Uí Fhearghail, "O'Fergal's riverside camp".[1]

## Location

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Longford barony is located in northwestern County Longford: east of the River Shannon, north of the River Camlin, south of the Rinn River and Black River, and west of the Longford Hills.

## History

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Carn Clonhugh was a ritual centre for the Clan Hugh (Clann Aoidh).[2]

## List of settlements

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Below is a list of settlements in Longford barony:

* Ballinamuck
* Cloondara
* Drumlish
* Longford (northern part)
* Newtownforbes

## References

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1. ^ "An Longfort/Longford | logainm.ie". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
2. ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

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Places in County Longford

County town: Longford

Towns|

* Ballymahon
* Edgeworthstown
* Granard
* Longford

Villages and
townlands|

* Abbeylara
* Abbeyshrule
* Ardagh
* Aughnacliffe
* Ballinamuck
* Brickeens
* Cloondara
* Colehill
* Drumlish
* Forgney
* Keenagh
* Kilcommock
* Killashee
* Killoe
* Lanesborough
* Legan
* Lisryan
* Moydow
* Mullinalaghta
* Newtowncashel
* Newtown Forbes
* Taghshinny

* List of townlands of County Longford
* Category:Mountains and hills of County Longford
* Category:Rivers of County Longford
* Category:Geography of County Longford

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