1St. Mel's Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0Attractions in Longford
From Longford: Cathedral of Christ the King and other trips
Close by, the list has a single place: St. Mel's Cathedral, within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Cathedral of Christ the King is 37 km. 12 places lie within 40 km, 4 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
37 km
Cathedral of Christ the King
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by
Closest at hand
Head 400 m from the centre to reach St. Mel's Cathedral. St. Mel's Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.
The map
Plotted
The 7 numbers match the tiles below.
Longford is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
What there is to see
11 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 cathedrals · 4 castles · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 historic house1 in town · 10 nearby
Green: inside Longford. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Fore Abbey).
Every place
Every entry
The town has one; within 40 km, the list finds 12 more.
The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park
Museum in Strokestown, Ireland.
St. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilmore, County Cavan, Ireland.
Abbeyshrule Monastery
Ruins of a Cistercian monastery in County Longford, Ireland.
What is in or close to Longford comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Longford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Longford →
A day out
Further afield
Shown here are the best known of 12 places within 40 km.
2CathedralCathedral of Christ the King37 km southeast
3Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey38 km eastCathedral4CathedralCathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh9.4 km southeast
5MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park21 km westCastle6CastleMoydrum Castle34 km south
7MuseumAthlone Castle36 km south
CastleRoscommon Castle29 km west
Historic houseStrokestown Park21 km west
CastleTullynally Castle31 km east
CastleCloughoughter Castle38 km northeast
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral37 km northeast
Abbey or prioryAbbeyshrule Monastery19 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Edgeworthstown →
Planning a visit to Longford
What are the main attractions in Longford?
The place to visit inside Longford’s urban area is St. Mel's Cathedral. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Longford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Longford.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Longford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fore Abbey (Office of Public Works), 38 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Longford?
Within 40 km: Cathedral of Christ the King (37 km), Fore Abbey (38 km), Cathedral of Saint Mel in Ardagh (9.4 km), The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park (21 km).
How is this list made?
From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fore Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park: Winnie45, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athlone Castle: Sgbrito at Portuguese Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).