Edgeworthstown
Edgeworthstown ( Irish : Meathas Troim , also Meathas Truim ) is a country town in the east of County Longford in the central northeast interior of the Republic of Ireland . Since the place was called Mostrim between 1935 and 1974 , this name, derived from its Irish name, is still in use among the locals as an alternative.
Traffic and demographics
The place is at the intersection of the two national roads N4 and N55 , in the middle between Athlone in the southwest and Cavan in the northeast. The nearest larger town is Granard in the northeast. Until the opening of a bypass in July 2006, the N4 ran through the main street of Edgeworthstown, which continues to apply to traffic on the N55.
In contrast to many other Irish towns, Edgeworthstown is not only connected supraregionally by Bus Éireann , but is also connected to the rail network in Ireland via Iarnród Éireann ; the station was opened in 1855.
The population of Edgeworthstown (excluding the surrounding area) was determined in the 2016 Census to be 2072.
Personalities
- Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744–1817), author, engineer and enlightener - the name of the place goes back to the establishment of his residence at the place
- Maria Edgeworth (1767–1849), Anglo-Irish writer
- Francis Ysidro Edgeworth (1845–1926), economist
- George Edward Dobson (1848–1895), zoologist, photographer and army doctor
- Henry Hughes Wilson (1864-1922), British general
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford renamed Mostrim , The Belfast Weekly News, August 29, 1935, accessed July 31, 2017
- ↑ SI No. 166/1974 - Local Government (Change of Name of Non-Municipal Town) Order, 1974. , irishstatutebook.ie, accessed July 31, 2017
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
- ↑ Edgeworthstown station on railscot.co.uk, accessed July 31, 2017 (pdf)
- ↑ Meathas Truim / Edgeworthstown (Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed on July 31, 2017
Coordinates: 53 ° 42 ′ N , 7 ° 37 ′ W