a county of Ireland, in the prov- ince of Leinster, bounded by the county of Leitrim and Cavan on the north, Meath on the east and south, and Roscommon on the west. It contains 134,700 Irish plantation acres, 24 parishes, 6 baronies, and 4 boroughs; and returns 10 members to parliament. It is small, and much encumbered with bog, intermixed with a tolerable good soil; and is about 25 miles long and 15 broad.

a town of Ireland, situated on the ri- ver Cromlin, in the county of Longford and province of Leinster, 64 miles from Dublin; which river falls a few miles below this place into the Shannon. It is a borough, post, market, and fair town; and returns two members to parliament; patron, Lord Longford. It gave title of earl to the family of Aungier; of visi- count, to the family of Mickletwaite; and now gives that of baron to the family of Packenham. Within a mile and a half of the town is a charter-school for above 40 children. This place has a barrack for a troop of horse. It is large and well built; and in a very early age an abbey was founded here, of which St Idus, one of St Patrick's disciples, was abbot. In the year 1409, a fine monastery was founded to the honour of the Virgin Mary, for Dominican friars, by O'Ferail prince of Annaly. This monastery being de- stroyed by fire, Pope Martin V. by a bull in the year 1429, granted an indulgence to all who should contri- bute to the rebuilding of it. In 1433, Pope Eu- gene IV. granted a bull to the same purpose; and in 1438 he granted another to the like effect. The church of this friary, now the parish-church, is in the diocese of Ardagh. The fairs are four in the year.