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Heading northeast from Lanesborough on the N63 brings you to the
county town of LONGFORD , which has little of special interest but makes
a good base for visiting the county's main attraction, Carriglas Manor .
East of the manor Edgeworthstown celebrates the county's other famous
author, nineteenth-century novelist Maria Edgeworth, while, in August,
Longford's traditional musicians gather in the town of Granard for the
famous harp festival.
There's a tourist office (Mon-Thurs 9.30am-5.30pm, Fri 9.30am-5pm; tel
043/46566), and accommodation is plentiful, including the recently
renovated Longford Arms on Main St (tel 043/46296, longfordarms@tinet.ie
; £70-90/¬88.88-114.28), which does good food. There are also numerous
B&Bs, most of them on Dublin Road, such as Tivoli (tel 043/41569;
£33-40/¬41.90-50.79), though it may be worth travelling a few miles out
of town to the hamlet of Newtonforbes to stay in the comfort of Mandy
Etherton's Olde Schoolhouse (tel 043 24854; £33-40/¬41.90-50.79).
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