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Lanesborough —County Longford

This small town's claim to fame is that it was the site of Ireland's first turf-fired electricity generator. More importantly, perhaps, is the fact that the warming effect of the plant turns the local Shannon waters into prime bream, tench and roach angling territory in May, August and September.