QuarryQuarryDemesne
990 m NWRO026-036
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Longford House
Ireland's first President was born in this house.
John Butler Yeats · 1906 · Public domain · ark:/99999/c1lhx
What is known at a glance
78years between the two ends of this story
NIAH-31926002 · PRESIDENT-IE-HYDE
22monuments within 2 kmArchaeological Survey of Ireland
2026record checked2026-08-01
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From where you are standing, 2 things to find
- 01The tooled stone door surround, and the timber sash windows kept to the front elevation.
- 02Decorative cast-iron gates, and stone outbuildings behind.
A glebe house — the rectory of the parish — built around 1750, three bays wide and two storeys over a basement.
The plaque on the wall reads: This plaque was unveiled by Dr. Patrick Hillary President of Ireland on Friday 24th June to commemorate the birth of Dr. Douglas Hyde, an craoibhin aoibhinn, at Longford House Castlerea on 17th January 1860.
One President unveiled a plaque to another. The State inventory records the misspelling of Hillery's name exactly as it appears on the stone.
What became of him
17 January 1860 · here
Douglas Hyde is born in this house, then the glebe house of the parish.National Inventory of Architectural HeritageÁras an Uachtaráin (President of Ireland)
1893
He co-founds the Gaelic League, the national movement for the revival of the Irish language, and is its first president until 1915.25 June 1938
He is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland. He serves until 24 June 1945.24 June, later
A plaque goes up on the wall of this house, unveiled by another President, Patrick Hillery. The inventory records the year as illegible.
The record · ark:/99999/c1lhx
- Surveyed date range 1730–1770. Categories of special interest: architectural, artistic, historical, technical.
- The inventory's appraisal:
Longford House is of significant historical merit as the birthplace of Douglas Hyde.
Where this comes fromchecked 2026-08-01 · ClarityWeb, against the sources listed on this page
Where this is, and what is near it
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990 m SSERO027-032
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Burnt moundBurnt moundHarristown
1.3 km WSWRO026-043
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RingfortLissallowRathleg
1.3 km NERO027-001
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Ritual siteEmlagh WellEmlagh
1.4 km SSERO027-033
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ChurchChurchEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034001
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GraveyardEmlagh Grave YardEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034002
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National MonumentNational MonumentCrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034004
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PlacesTrinity Church (Kilkeevin)
1.5 km WNW
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh CrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034005
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National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh crossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034006
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National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh CrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034007
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National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh CrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034008
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National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh CrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034009
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National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh CrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034010
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National MonumentNational MonumentEmlagh CrossEmlagh
1.5 km SSERO027-034011
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65 yearsCastlerea Railway Station
1.5 km WNW
Phil Richards · 1985 · CC BY-SA 2.0
ChurchChurchTermon More
1.6 km NRO026-034
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RingfortEmbanked enclosureKnockmurry
1.6 km ERO027-004
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GraveyardGrave YardDemesne
1.6 km NWRO026-035002
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ChurchChurchDemesne
1.6 km NWRO026-035001
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PlacesChurch of Ireland graveyard, the Demesne
1.6 km NW
Marie McAleer · 2020 · CC BY-SA 2.0
CrossCrossHarristown
1.7 km WRO026-042
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PlacesCastlerea Courthouse
1.7 km NW
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.