Edgeworthstown Main St

Edgeworthstown / Mostrim (Irish: Meathas Troim) is a market town in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated at the intersection of the N4 Dublin-Sligo and N55 Cavan-Athlone roads. Its name derives from the Edgeworth Family who have a long association with the town. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Longford Code: LD Area: 1,091 km² Population (2006) 34,361 Website: www. ... The N4 road is a National primary route in the Republic of Ireland, running from Dublin to the northwest of Ireland and Sligo Town. ... A National Secondary Route is a category of road in the Republic of Ireland. ... A directional road sign in the Republic of Ireland on an other road (not a national road) at Portlaoise, County Laois, including patches for national roads and advance warning of bridge height restrictions. ...

The town has a railway station on the Dublin–Sligo railway line. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Most rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland, and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. ...

Industries include animal feed processing and pet food manufacturing. The family estate of Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont was nearby. Edgeworthstown has expanded significantly in recent years with new housing estates and updated transport infrastructure. In 2006, the town's biggest employer, C&D Foods limited, was damaged by fire and over half of the factory was destroyed. Edgeworthstown Co-Operative has done tremendous work providing sports and recreational facilities locally. Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont (1745 - May 22, 1807) , last confessor to Louis XVI, was the son of Robert Edgeworth, rector of Edgeworthstown in Ireland, his mother being a grand-daughter of Archbishop Ussher. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Irish Towns with a Market House

Coordinates: 53°42′N, 7°37′W This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ... Market Houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...