Longford

[ lawng-ferd, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋ fərd, ˈlɒŋ- /

a county in Leinster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 403 sq. mi. (1044 sq. km). County seat: Longford.

Example sentences from the Web for longford

Hindley claimed to have repented and this is why Longford campaigned against her life sentence, she explains.

Antonia Fraser on Her Wild Marriage |Amanda Foreman |November 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
She was born in 1932, the oldest of eight children of the earl and countess of Longford.

Antonia Fraser on Her Wild Marriage |Amanda Foreman |November 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Goldsmith was born in the remote village of Pallasmore, in the county of Longford, Ireland.

Oliver Goldsmith |E. S. Lang Buckland
You know, may be, the big factory in the thriving town of Longford—the one with a tall chimbly?

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 |Various

There is, however, a work of art at Longford Castle so remarkable that I must speak of it.

Our Hundred Days in Europe |Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mr. Longford was advised of his son's guilt, and the affair was compromised by his paying the amount purloined.

An Old Sailor's Yarns |Nathaniel Ames
At all events, their conditions were not so bright as Mr. Longford pleases to represent them to have been.

A Fantasy of Far Japan |Baron Kencho Suyematsu

Longford

/ (ˈlɒŋfəd) /

a county of N Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province. County town: Longford. Pop: 31 068 (2002). Area: 1043 sq km (403 sq miles)

a town in N Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Longford. Pop: 7557 (2002)