School: Longford (roll number 12683)

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   for taking prisoners to the courthouse in secret because the authorities were reluctant to expose themselves with, say, a political prisoner to an hostile mob.
   The castle itself is an interesting old building. It looks to be by far the most ancient in Longford. It is inhabited at present by a lonely old woman Miss Gregoire a French woman naturalised. This castle has certainly been in existence for 300 years because it is a historical fact that it figured in the rebellion of 1641. I did my best to find some facts about its foundation and the name of its early inhabitants but I cannot find anything worth noting about it. It's origin seems to be a mystery here. I expect however that it belonged originally to the O'Farrells, and that it is from it that Longford got its name.
   By far the most interesting building about Longford is Templemichael. Templemichael is to be found slightly

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Robert E. Pritchard

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Longford, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Canon Justice

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   79

   Address

   Longford, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Mrs John Boyers

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Longford, Co. Longford