Granard
Irish: Gránard | |
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Town | |
 Market Street | |
| Motto(s): Féile, Flúirse, Fáilte | |
  Granard Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°47′N 7°30′W / 53.78°N 7.5°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Longford |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population | 816 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | N39 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)4366 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N324814 |
| Website | www |
Granard (Irish: Gránard)[2] is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to 236 CE. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road meet. It is 20 km north-east of Longford town. The barony of Granard is named for the town. The town is also in the civil parish of Granard.[2]
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Granard". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Gránard/Granard". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 8 October 2021.