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Pender's Co. Longford Census, 1659	Results for six baronies.	View
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King-Harman Tenants, 1855	Rental of the estates of the Hon. L.H. King Harman in the counties of Longford an Westmeath for, 1855.	View
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Longford Town Directory, 1894	Directory of Towns: access or photocopies are available from The National Library in Dublin for 1846, 56, 70, 81 and 94 and other dates for Longford and other counties.	View
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Will Abstracts, Ardagh Diocese	Will Abstracts for the Ardagh Dicoese of County Longford.	View
Using The IreAtlas Townland Data Base	The book was transcribed by a large number of volunteers under a man who we knew as Sean Ruad.	View
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Saint Patrick Churchyard, Ardagh, Co. Longford	This Church of Ireland burial site is situated south-east of Longford town off the N4.	View
Drumlish Old Cemetery, Co. Longford	The route to Drumlish is signposted. Turn right at the crossroads before you enter Drumlish Village.	View
Official Authorities, 1834, Co. Longford	Representatives: Honorable george John (Forbes), Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard, a Major-General in the army. Castle Forbes, Co. Longford. Anthony Lefroy, Esq., son of the Member for Dublin University and Son-in-Law of Viscount Lorton, 84, Eaton Square, London, England.	View
Longford Library	Would you like to find out more information about County Longford - its history and culture, its famous people and places, things to do and places to visit when in Longford? At Longford County Libraries, Archives and Heritage Services we have a wide range of information and sources on Co. Longford past and present.	View
Historical Notes, Granard, 1886	In a previous portion of this work, I have stated that there is no place in the County Longford possesses so much interest for the ecclesiastical student as the neighbourhood of Granard. The very same thing could be said of its historical importance. In fact, truly speaking, in the old pagan days of our country, and up to 1315, Granard was the only capital of the County Longford, if we are to understand by that the ancient kingdom of Annaly.	View
Emigration & Education Statistics, 1931, Co. Longford	Longford is an inland county in the province of Leinster. It is bounded on the North by counties Leitrim and Cavan, on the east and south by Westmeath and on the west by County Roscommon.	View
Longford People, Ardagh Will Index	Close to five hundred records available.	View
Trade Directory, 1931, Co. Longford	150 records available.	View
Taghshinny Churchyard Memorials	Here lyeth the remains of John Payne late of Derry-Cullim who lived Respected & died sincerely Regretd August 1st 1812 Agd 68 yr also the Remains of his Daughter Jane Jackson alis Payne depd this life April 8th 1812 Agd 31 yr to perpetuate their memory This monument was Erected by his son Alexander Payne.	View
Longford Genealogy Archive	General resource for all things County Longford.	View
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Terms Used: “Graveyard”, “Cemetery” or “Memorial Park”?	A little at a time: The two words which tend to get mis-used are those of Cemetery and Graveyard so here are a few definitions for you:	View
The Great Rush of Birds on the Night of March 29th-30th, 1911	THE GREAT RUSH OF BIRDS ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 29TH-30TH, AS OBSERVED IN IRELAND. By R. M. Barrington, M.A. Published in the Irish Naturalist Vol. XX, June 1911 On the night of March 29th, a great rush of birds was observed in several towns of S. E. Ireland, and also at some light-stations long the coast from Balbriggan to the Old Head of Kinsale.	View
Research Help: Where Do Your Family Come From in Ireland?	People ask me all the time where in Ireland their surname may be found. A lot of these people, their ancestor/s left Ireland pre the ‘main’ famine time so they never think to look in records that we have which are for a time later than that famine period, and they should, they should particularly look at the distribution in the Griffiths Primary Valuation as per the examples I give below.	View
Longford Records	General resource for all things County Longford.	View
St. Patrick's Cemetery Records, Ardagh, Co. Longford	Saint Patrick's , Churchyard, Church of, Ireland, Ardagh, County Longford, Ireland. This Church of Ireland burial site is situated southeast of Longford town off the N. 4.	View
Drumlish Old Cemetery, Co. Longford	The route to Drumlish is signposted. Turn right at the crossroads before you enter Drumlish Village.	View
1659 Census of Longford	Barony: ARDAGH / Irish: 97 / English: 971 / Gentleman: Richard Archibold (Glynn), Darby Toole (Lisdrinagh), Captain J. / Edgeworth (Cranalagh) / Principal Families: Cline, Cargy, Cormack, MacCormack, Cowley, M'Connell, Farrell, Kiernan, Kenny, M'Gloughlin, Leavy, Murtagh, Mulligan, Moore, Reilly.	View
Longford Directory Records	Especially relating to the 1824 Pigot Directory of Longford Town.	View
Baptism Records, Killian and Kilronan, Ballygar, Co. Galway, 1804	This is one of those ‘interesting’ Roman Catholic parish records in that the actual name on the microfilm of records is different to the one in the reference book I have.	View
Longford Emigration Records	General resource for Longford related emigration records.	View
Back from the Dead December 5, 1914	A tremendous surprise was caused in Longford on Thursday night when Pat Durkin who was reported as having died in the trenches and who was actually prayed for at all Masses here last Sunday, stepped from the evening train when it arrived in Longford.	View
Workhouse Demolished April 3, 1909	Longford Leader April 3, 1909 - One of the most disastrous fires ever known in Longford took place on last Monday morning, and resulted in the total destruction of the main building of the Longford workhouse.	View
Video Presentation at Beyond the Grave Conference	Dr. Jane Lyons speaks on Surveys and Transcriptions of the Graveyards of the Dioceses of Ossory. Published by Limerick Museum Archives.	View
Eighteenth-Century Funerals in Ireland	There are, possibly, few of us who, making an early and painful acquaintance with Poetry, did not have to memorise these lines by the Rev. Charles Wolfe, descriptive of the burial of Sir John Moore after the battle of Corunna on 13th January, 1809 :	View
Eighteenth-Century Midwifery in Dublin, Ireland	How did the Dublin citizen of the 18th century made his or her debut in this city of ours?	View
Volunteers North and South of Ireland 100 Years Ago	Mrs Blake, nee Foley Captain. Maggie Relihan sec, Asdee Ballylongford. Mrs W Finucane, nee Coughlin, treasurer, Larha, Asdee. Mrs Moran nee Deenihan, Mary A Russel. Mrs J Walsh. Annie O Connor.	View
Ireland and The Olympics	Dan Ahearne won world Championship in Hop Step and Jump July 4th 1909 at Celtic Park. Edward Barrett of Rahela, Ballyduff Edward Barrett was born in Rahela, Ballyduff in 1882. father Thomas and mother Bridget Whelan.	View
Irish Death Notices	Webpage containing death notices within Ireland.	View
Historical Notes and Stories of the Ballinamuck, Co. Longford	The word “Ballinamuck” is derived from “Beal-aith-na-muic,” which means, “The Mouth of the Ford of the Pig” and the pig here referred to is no other than the celebrated black pig which rooted up the Danes’ Cast in Armagh, and came as far as Ballinamuck, making her famous trench, until she arrived at the Ford of Lough Gaun, where a man knocked her on the head with a blow of a stone and put an end to her rooting.	View
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The Townland: How To Use In Genealogy	How do we deal with finding out that there are four townlands of the same name? How do we find out exactly which townland our family came from? How do we work out which records are of importance to us, actually refer to our family and not another family of the same surname? They are really the questions that have to be asked and dealt with.	View
Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.com	This website is the result of on-going love and passion for Archaeology as well as our devotion to the wonderment of the many Megalithic monuments throughout Ireland. All counties of Ireland are covered, some more extensively than others, and include photos, information & co-ordinates of sites. Continuously being up-dated with some fantastic photos of these extraordinary monuments, which have stood proudly today as a durable testament to their ingenious builders.	View
The Townland: How To Use In Genealogy	How do we deal with finding out that there are four townlands of the same name? How do we find out exactly which townland our family came from? How do we work out which records are of importance to us, actually refer to our family and not another family of the same surname? They are really the questions that have to be asked and dealt with.	View
County Longford IrelandGenWeb Project	General resource for all things Longford.	View
County Longford Genealogy Links	Further external links relating to County Longford.	View
Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796, Co. Longford	Free flax growers records.	View
Griffiths Records, Columbkille, County Longford	Free Griffiths Valuation of Ireland Records for Columbkille, County Longford.	View
Letter from John Feeney in Longford	Letter from John Feeney in Longford, Ireland to his brother Francis Feeney in Pennsylvania, America...	View
The Genealogy of County Longford, Ireland	General resource for all things County Longford.	View
Church Records, Co. Longford	Co. Longford Church Records Longford Baptismal/Birth Records Longford Marriage Records Some Newtownforbes Baptisms List of Available Church of Ireland Registers Assorted EUSTACE Marriages Assorted EUSTACE/EUSTICE Baptisms	View
Land and Property Records, Co. Longford	Including: 1870s Longford Landowners Griffith's Cancelled Books for Ballymahon Union 1861 Tenants of Hon. L.H. King Harman Assorted Tithe Applotments - Killoe Parish Griffith's Primary Valuation - 1854 Lanesborough 1780	View
Our World Newspapers (An Irish Immigrant Newspaper)	CUSHMAN, Julia A., wife of Thomas J. Cushman, died Feb. 5 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, aged 32 years. Funeral from the residence of her sister, Mrs. H. B. Reynolds, 46 Merriman St, and at the Cathedral. Burial at Palmyra. DALEY, Mrs. Bridget, of 200 West Davidson St., Syracuse, died on March 4 at the age of 64. She was the mother of Mrs. Thomas Lynch, Mrs. Patrick Ryan, Mrs. J. Leary, Mrs. J. M. Deagan, Mary, Nora, James and Officer Michael Daley. A sister of Mrs. John Moore, of Ireland and John Conroy of Syracuse. Funeral from St. John's Cathedral, with Burial at St. Agnes Cemetery.	View
Women at War: Ireland's Forgotten Heroines of the Era	Tens of thousands of women across the island of Ireland threw themselves enthusiastically into the war effort, yet very little has been written about them.	View