Longford Historical Society to launch new journal

The new edition of the Journal of County Longford Historical Society, Teathbha, will be launched on Thursday, November 28 at 7.30pm in Longford Library.

The launch will be performed by Ardagh native, Dr Mel Farrell, who is a well-known historian and author.

Teathbha is edited by Martin Morris and this is the twenty-third edition of it. As always, the journal contains articles about a broad variety of topics relating to Longford’s history.

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You can read about the Annals of the Four Masters; the saints associated with Longford; the Enlightenment in the county; the Ordnance Survey; an intriguing piper’s tune; and stories from Dromard.

There are three articles on Longford’s diaspora: locals who went to South Africa in 1820; Kenagh people in the Falkland Islands; and Private Luke Baxter, who fought in the American Civil War, on both sides.

There are also contributions about the county’s population in 1901, the early development of hurling and the Scór Sinsir competition. If your name is Quinn, you might like to learn about the family’s fortunes in the medieval period. There is something for everyone. There are also reflections on our townland names and an account of the County Longford Field Names Project.

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Dr Mel Farrell, who will launch the journal, is an expert in the politics of the Irish Free State and has published widely on that and on the Irish Revolution. He has also contributed to Teathbha.

Copies of the journal cost €15 each and will be available at outlets throughout the county after the launch. There are special launch prices of €25 for two copies and €40 for three copies.