What is recorded here

Abbeycartron holds a vanished fortification near the Camlin River, preserved only in the name Longford, which means fortress. O’Farrell’s Longphort stood there before army barracks took its site, perhaps replaced later by a castle. The stones are gone, but the river still passes the place where human hands first shaped the land for defense.

Possibly to the N of the Camlin River. Longford is an anglicization of the Irish word longphort or 'fortress' (Joyce 1990, 67). The OS Letters note that the site of O’Farrell’s Longphort or fortified residence at Longford town (LF013-026----) was occupied by the army barracks (OSL 1837, 68). Nothing is known of the nature of this fortification; it may have been replaced by the castle (LF013-026003-) (Bradley et al. 1985, 36-7). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 13 June 2012

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