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| Turf cutting Mullogher, Co. Longford 1946 The Photographic Collection, B025.14.00001 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. |
We would love to hear stories from your local area, whether old or new. If you would like a story you discover as part of this project to feature here email it to us at creativeardagh@gmail.com.
In the meantime make sure you have a look at the Dúchas website which is an invaluable resource for photos and folklore of the past. You can search the School's collection by map.
Longford Libraries have a wealth of information for local history research both online and in their branches. Here is a good place to start with links to Archives, Local History and Heritage Projects: http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/Library/Explore-Longford/
County Longford Historical Society can be found here.
Another good starting point for local history research is A History of County Longford by J.P Farrell written in 1891 and available in pdf format here.
The National Architectural Heritage's inventory of County Longford buildings can be found here.
Some famous County Longford people are listed here and here.
We also have many local publications in our collection in Ardagh Heritage and Creativity Centre.
Other Irish History Resources
Timeline of (some) Irish history
http://www.itsabouttime.ie/
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