Longford (Irish: An Longfort) is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. Until 1547 the town was known as Annaly – which grew up around the ancient castle of the O'Farrells and the Dominican priory they founded there in 1400. Today's town has a population of some 7,000.
The town is connected by rail on the Dublin - Sligo route. It is also the point where the N4 road from Dublin to Sligo diverges, with the N5 road connecting onwards to Westport, County Mayo.
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