Saint John's Church, burial place of the author Maria Edgeworth beneath a spire designed by her own father, the Edgeworth family seat that once hosted Sir Walter Scott and William Wordsworth, a Georgian rectory that gave France a priest at the foot of the guillotine, and a Gothic Revival Catholic church on land the Edgeworths donated — 4 stops through one family's imprint on a Longford town. Looking for things to do in Edgeworthstown? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Saint John's Church, Edgeworthstown (Mostrim)
Edgeworthstown House
The Rectory, Edgeworthstown
Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Edgeworthstown
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