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County in Ireland
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County Longford (Contae an Longfoirt) is in the East Coast and Midlands Region of Ireland, and fairly central. It's a lowland rural area that was part of the province of Connacht, until it was re-assigned to Leinster in 1608.
By bus
Expressway Bus 22 / 23 runs six times a day from Dublin Busáras, taking 2 hours to Longford via Dublin Airport, Lucan, Maynooth and Mullingar.
By car
By road from Dublin follow M4 west then N4 past Mullingar. This road courses northwest through Edgeworthstown, Longford, Carrick-on-Shannon, Boyle and Sligo.
The county sights are within cycling distance with no steep hills, but a car gets you out of the rain.
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