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County Longford
Province: Leinster
Location: inland county roughly in the centre of the country
County Size: 30th in Ireland
Land Area: 403 sq. miles
Highest Point: Corn Hill (276 m)
Main Rivers: Shannon; Royal Canal
Main Lakes: L Ree; L Gowna; L Kinale
Areas of Historical Interest: Corlea Trackway Exhibition Centre; the Black Pig's Dyke (one of the most ancient boundary formations in the country); Ardagh Heritage Village; Carrigglas Manor; Longford County Museum; the ruins of Rathcline Castle; Ballinamuck Battlefield Centre.
Longford
County Longford, one of the loveliest of the Irish midland counties, lies in the Shannon basin and the upper catchment of the Erne. The county town of Longford is the progressive administrative centre of the county. The general aspect of the county of Longford, viewed from a height on a fine summers day, is inviting and pleasing. Taking one's stand on the summit of Lisduff, and looking due north, the visitor will see a deep rolling plain stretch out before him for a distance of perhaps ten kms. bounded by historic cairn Hill. On the right and left of this hill the country slopes down to a fertile level plain, beautifully wooded, through whch the Camlin flows to the Shannon. In a north eastern direction the rising country about Granard looms up in a succession of hazy hillocks, with bright green pastures and dark green plantations. Looking to the east is the view of Ardagh's woody heights, beyond which lies a lovely stretch of fertile country.
The County
Total Population: 92,166 (1996)
Growth rate: 1.6 % increase since 1991
County Capital and Largest Town: Dundalk
Main Towns: Ardee, Drogheda, Dundalk
Main Business Contact: Louth County Enterprise Board: Partnership Court, The Ramparts, Dundalk, Co Louth. Tel 042-9327099
No of Schools: National 73; Secondary 17
No of Golf Clubs: 7
Transport
Main Routes: Longford is served by major routes N4 (to Dublin); N4-N55-N54-N2-A3-M1 (to Belfast); N4-N55-N62-N8 (to Cork); N6 (to Galway)
Miles from: Dublin (76); Belfast (123); Cork (162); Galway (67)
Main Nearest Travel Centre (Bus): Contact Busaras, Store Street, Dublin 1.
Tel 01-8366111
Nearest Rail Station: Longford. Tel 043-45208
Nearest Airport: Dublin Airport. Tel 01-8141111
Nearest Ferry Port: Dublin (+76 miles)
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