Longford
Sign in to saveLongford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of Ireland's N4 and N5 roads, which means that traffic travelling between Dublin and County Mayo, or north County Roscommon passes around the town. Longford railway station, on the Dublin-Sligo line, is used heavily by commuters.
Key facts
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- Town
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- Longford
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- ga
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- Ireland
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- left
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- Location in Ireland
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- Metric
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- 72
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Leinster
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- County
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- County Longford
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- 10,952
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- 46th
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- 2022
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- Places of interest
- Economy
- Education
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Canals
- Bus
- Air
- Arts and culture
- Sport
- Gaelic football and hurling
- Association football
- Other sports
- People
- Climate
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Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of Ireland's N4 and N5 roads, which means that traffic travelling between Dublin and County Mayo, or north County Roscommon passes around the town. Longford railway station, on the Dublin-Sligo line, is used heavily by commuters.
==History== The town is built at a fording point on the banks of the River Camlin (), which is a tributary of the River Shannon. According to several sources, the name Longford is an Anglicization of the Irish , referring to a fortress or fortified house.