Edgeworthstown Meathas Troim Mostrim | |
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Town | |
 Edgeworthstown's main street | |
  Edgeworthstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°41′48″N7°36′35″W / 53.696555°N 7.609696°W /53.696555; -7.609696 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Longford |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population | 2,199 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | N39 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)43 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N256719 |
Edgeworthstown orMostrim (Irish:Meathas Troim, meaning 'frontier of the elder tree'[2]) is a small town inCounty Longford,Ireland. The town is in the east of the county, near the border withCounty Westmeath. Nearby towns areLongford 12 km to the west,Mullingar 26 km to the east,Athlone 40 km to the south andCavan 42 km to the north. TheN4 andN55 roads meet in the town. The town is in thetownland of Edgeworthstown and in thecivil parish of Mostrim.[3]
The area was named Edgeworthstown in the 19th century after theAnglo-Irish Edgeworth family. An estate was built there byRichard Lovell Edgeworth. His family—which includesHonora Sneyd (his second wife), writer and intellectualMaria Edgeworth, botanistMichael Pakenham Edgeworth, economistFrancis Ysidro Edgeworth, and priestHenry Essex Edgeworth—lived at the estate.
The area's original name was the IrishMeathas Troim orMeathas Truim.[3] This was anglicized asMastrim orMostrim and variants. These names continued to be used by the locals. In 1935, at the behest of the local Town Tenants' Association, Longford County Council officially changed the town's name to Mostrim.[4] However, in 1974, a local government order reverted the name to Edgeworthstown.[5] Today, both names are in use.
The town is located where theN4 Dublin-Sligo/N5 Dublin-Castlebar road crosses theN55 Cavan-Athlone road. The town also has a railway station on theDublin–Sligorailway line.Edgeworthstown railway station opened on 8 November 1855.[6]Edgeworthstown expanded significantly during the first decade of the 21st century with many new housing developments and updated transport infrastructure including abypass. TheN4 National primary route formerly ran along the Main Street until the town centre was bypassed in mid-2006.[7] TheN55 route fromAthlone toCavan still passes through the town centre.
Industries include animal feed processing and pet food manufacturing, with Paul & Vincent Limited and C & D Foods Limited employing several hundred people in the area. The latter, C & D Foods Limited, reopened a pet food plant in 2014 following an earlier fire.[8]
The localGaelic Athletic Association club is named Mostrim, while the minor section of the club is calledWolfe Tones GAA. The club has won threeLongford Senior Football Championships, in 1974, 1985 and 1992.[9] InGaelic football, Mostrim won an u-21 championship 2002 and the Wolfe Tones minor team won Minor A Championships in 2002 and in 2006. Inhurling, Wolfe Tones has won a record 19Longford Senior Hurling Championship titles.[9] Hugh Devine Park is the home pitch for both Mostrim and Wolfe Tones.[10]
A localsoccer club, Mostrim United, has played in the Longford & District Schoolboy/girl League.[11]
Mr John Phillips M.P. died on Monday evening at 5 o'clock at his residence, Corboy, Edgeworthstown, at the age of 77 years
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