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Longford

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Longford county (1991 pop. 30,296), 403 sq mi (1,044 sq km), N central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Longford . A part of the central plain of Ireland, it has level land with numerous small lakes, bogs, and marshes. The River Shannon and Lough Ree form its western border. Raising beef cattle is the principal occupation; oats and potatoes are the chief crops.

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Longford

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Longford, Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, USA Ireland: a county with the local name An Longfort or Longphort ‘The Fortress’ from an ‘the’ and longfort ‘fort’ or ‘stronghold’. The former name was Annaly or Anale, but this was superseded in the 16th century.

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Longford

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Longford, ‘long ford’, OE lang + ford: Longford Derbys. Langeford 1197. Longford Glos. Langeford 1107. Longford Shrops., near Market Drayton. Langeford 13th cent. Longford Tel. & Wrek. Langanford 1002, Langeford 1086 (DB).

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Longford

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Longford town (1991 pop. 6,393), seat of Co. Longford, N central Republic of Ireland, on the Camlin River. It is primarily a farm market. The Roman Catholic bishopric of Ardagh and Clonmacnois is there.

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Longford

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Longford (An Longfort) Longford. ‘The fortified place’.

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Longford

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Longford •multi-layered •beard, weird •greybeard (US graybeard) •bluebeard • Iliad • Olympiad • myriad •period •hamadryad, jeremiad, semi-retired, underwired, undesired, unexpired, uninspired •coward, Howard, underpowered, unpowered •froward •leeward, steward •gourd, Lourdes, self-assured, uncured, uninsured, unobscured, unsecured •scabbard, tabard •halberd • starboard •unremembered • tribade • cupboard •unencumbered, unnumbered •good-natured, ill-natured •Richard • pilchard • pochard • orchard •unstructured • uncultured •standard, sub-standard •unconsidered • unhindered •unordered • Stafford • Bradford •Sandford, Sanford, Stanford •Hartford, Hertford •Bedford, Redford •Telford • Wexford • Chelmsford •Clifford • Pickford • Guildford •Linford • Mitford • Hereford •Longford • Oxford • Watford •Crawford • Salford • Rutherford •haggard, laggard •niggard • unsugared • sluggard •unmeasured • uninjured • tankard •becard • bewhiskered • unconquered •drunkard

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