Plaidwerx: Irish Counties and Surnames

Edgeworthstown Main Street, County Longford, 2007, Sarah777

COUNTY LONGFORD

Irish Name: An Longfort
Motto: Daingean agus Dílis (Strong and Loyal)
County Town: Longford
Province: Leinster
Region: Midlands

Tartan: The County Longford tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in royal blue, tan, and bright red, with black and green accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the house of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

County Longford Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Brady, Donohoe, Farrell, Kelly, Kiernan, Murphy, Quinn, Reilly, Smith

(Irish Emigrants):
Farrell, Ginty, Kelly, Kenny, Murray, Murtha, O'Farrell, Quinn, Reilly, Smith

Next page: County Louth

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.

Photo credits: (Header) County Longford tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Edgeworthstown Main Street, County Longford, 2007, Sarah777; this work has been released into the public domain by its author. (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.

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