Longford Greyhound Stadium

Longford Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing track located on the south side of Longford, County Longford, Ireland. The stadium was a ten-minute walk from the town centre and had a large customer car park.

Type: Athletics track
Description: greyhound racing venue in County Longford, Ireland
Also known as: “Longford Greyhound Track”
Postal code: N39 VW54

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Longford railway station and St Mel’s Cathedral.

Longford railway station

Railway station

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Longford Railway Station serves the town of Longford in County Longford, Ireland. Longford is the terminus of Iarnród Éireann's Dublin Connolly–Longford Commuter service, and is also a stop on the Dublin Connolly–Sligo InterCity service. Longford railway station is situated 460 metres northwest of Longford Greyhound Stadium.

St Mel’s Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral Church of St Mel is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, located in the town of Longford in Ireland. St Mel’s Cathedral is situated 780 metres north of Longford Greyhound Stadium.

St Mel’s College

School

St Mel's College was an all-boys secondary school in Longford, Ireland. In November 2024, plans were announced to merge the school with the local all-girls secondary school, Scoil Mhuire, Longford, to form a new co-educational school to be known as Coláiste Mel agus Mhuire. St Mel’s College is situated 1 km north of Longford Greyhound Stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longford and Moydow.

Longford

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Longford Town is the county town of County Longford. It's a quiet market town with few attractions of its own, but it's a convenient base for visiting for several prehistoric sites.

Moydow

Village

Moydow is a village on the outskirts of Longford town in County Longford, Ireland. Moydow contains an old disused post office, a disused schoolhouse used as a community centre, two pubs, a Roman Catholic church and a disused Church of Ireland church. Moydow is situated 6 km south of Longford Greyhound Stadium.

Killashee

Village

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Killashee is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the N63 midway between Lanesborough and Longford, near the Royal Canal and 8 km east of the River Shannon. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Killashee is situated 7 km southwest of Longford Greyhound Stadium.

Longford Greyhound Stadium

Categories: Greyhound racing stadium, dog sport, recreation area, and sports location
Location: County Longford, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.72049° or 53° 43′ 14″ north

Longitude

-7.79329° or 7° 47′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C5JP6C4+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 177842297

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=track

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=dog_racing

Wikidata ID

Q28174177

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