DisplayPlace

Edgeworthstown —County Longford

Edgeworthstown is a successful centre located on the N4. The town has a long association with the celebrated family of Edgeworths, who first settled here in 1583. The most prominent members of this family were father and daughter Richard Lovell Edgeworth and Maria. Richard was a famous inventor and surveyor while Maria stands as one of the most influential novelists of the English language. Her work stands unmarred by the passage of time and she is best known for her novel 'Castle Rackrent'. The family vault is in the churchyard of Saint John's.