Province - Leinster
Major Towns - Granard, Ballymahon & Edgeworthtown
Neighboring Counties - Leitrim, Cavan,
Westmeath & Roscommon.
Sons & Daughters - Oliver Goldsmith (poet), Maria Edgeworth (novelist), Padraic Colum (writer).
Common Surnames - Farrell, Brady, O’Reilly, O’Rourke, Kiernan, Gaynor, Quinn, Kenny,
Kiernan, Mulvey,
Smith, Leavy, Kelly, Glennon, Keenan, Casey and Murphy.
