Earthing the Myths: The Myths, Legends and Early History of Ireland. Longford stands on a fording point of the Camlin River though the town's name does not derive from its position on a ford, but comes from the Irish Longphort, meaning fortress or stronghold This compound word was likely coined by Irish monks from the Latin word 'longus' (long) reflecting the Old Norse 'lang' (long), thus implying 'langskip' (long ship) plus the Latin 'portus', meaning port, harbour.
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