Granard
Local name: Gránard
Located in County Longford, Leinster Coordinates: 53°46′45″ N 7°29′39″ W
- Population
- 816
- 816
- Elevation
- 134 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Granard
Granard is a village. Location: County Longford, Leinster. Population: 816. Elevation: 134 m.
Granard (Irish: Gránard) is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to 236 CE. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road meet. It is 20 km north-east of Longford town. The barony of Granard is named for the town. The town is also in the civil parish of Granard.
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In comparison
- No. 6 of 13 places in County Longford by population
- Nearest larger town: Edgeworthstown, 12 km SW
- 3 sights and natural places within 10 km Inchmore, Lough Kinale
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inchmore Island, County Longford6.3 km NW
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Lough Kinale Lake, Ireland6.4 km E
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Lough Gowna Lake, County Longford9.2 km NW
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The Hill of Mael Mountain, County Westmeath13 km E
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Mullach Min Mountain, County Westmeath14 km E
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Carn Clainne Aodha Mountain, County Longford15 km W
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