County Longford – Choose a Topic

County Longford, highlighted.

Choose from topics below for stories of people, families, events and places connected to County Longford’s past.

Family Histories

• Harman of Killashee, Middleton, referenced here
• Jessop of Doory Hall, Tashinny, referenced here
• Lefroy of Carrigglas
• More O’Ferrall of Lisard
• O’Ferrall, Lords of Annaly
• Swift of Kenagh
• Ua Muiregáin (Morgan) of Tethbae
• Wilson of Tully, referenced here.

Longford Places

• Edgeworthstown
• References to the Harman-Bunbury estate at Clumkeen, Glasgloone, Trillickatemple & Cordevon

Vanishing Ireland (Longford)

• Eugene Brady – The Pumpkin Man
• Dessie Hynes (1929-2023), publican, Lanesborough

Longford People

• George Calvert (1578/79-1632) 1st Lord Baltimore mentioned here.
• Sir John Conroy, Queen Victoria’s nemesis, whose mother was from Longford.
• Henry Essex Edgeworth, Abbe de Firmont – King Louis XVI’s Confessor
• Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) – A Hugely Successful Author
• Margaret of New Orleans – The Mother of Orphans
• Hanlon’s of Longford, Maxol garage 
• Kitty Kiernan – Michael Collins’ Fiancée
• Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford, mentioned here.
• Sir Henry Wilson, mentioned here.

Longford Articles

• A Short History of Irish Gold
• An tSlí Mhór (The Great Way) and the Esker Riada
• The Royal Canal – Rise, Fall, Rebirth
• The Shannon One Design Class – An Interview with Vincent Delany