History
The town is built on the banks of the River Camlin (from Irish: Camlinn, meaning "crooked pool"), which is a tributary of the River Shannon. The name Longford is an anglicization of the Irish Longphort, from long (meaning "ship") and port (meaning "port" or "dock"). Longfort is the modern Irish spelling.
The area came under the sway of the local clan which controlled the south and middle of the County of Longford (historically called Anghaile or Annaly) and hence, the town is sometimes called Longphort Uí Fhearghail (port of O'Farrell).
A Dominican priory was founded there in 1400.
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