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06 Sept 2025

County Longford Historical Society lecture on Viewmount House

County Longford Historical Society lecture on Viewmount House

Viewmount House, Longford

County Longford Historical Society’s next lecture will take place at 8pm on Tuesday evening, 28 March in the Family Centre (Teallach Íosa), St Mel’s Road, Longford.

Fr Tom Murray PP will speak on ‘Echoes of Viewmount’, a survey of the history of Viewmount House. The house was built in 1753 as a Charter School. Later, it was home to a succession of interesting individuals and families.

Fr Tom Murray is the Parish Priest of Clonbroney, the Diocesan Archivist and a well-known local historian.

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