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O'Higgins/Barraghbeg Heritage Trail

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O'Higgins/Barraghbeg Heritage Trail passes through farmland across an area rich in biodiversity and wildlife. It also runs alongside the Mill River, which is suitable for fishing.

Please be aware that the farmland may be wet in the winter months.

  • Distance: 4.3km
  • Parking available

Named after William O'Higgins 

The walk is named after William O’Higgins, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise from 1829 to 1853. He was born at Barraghbeg in 1794, and his life spanned some of the most turbulent times of our history, including the Irish famine. Bishop Higgins conceived the idea for, and laid the foundation stone for St Mel’s Cathedral in Longford Town in 1840.

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This project was assisted by Longford Local Community Development Committee, Longford Community Resources Clg. and Longford County Council through the Rural Development Programme (LEADER) 2014-2020 which is part-financed by the EU, "The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas" and the Department of Rural & Community Development.       The European Commission.

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