NEWTOWN-GORE, a village, in the parish and
barony of CARRIGALLEN, county of LEITRIM, and province
of CONNAUGHT, 5 miles (S. E.) from Ballinamona,
on the road to Killeshandra; containing 40 houses and
207 inhabitants. Here is a small meeting-house for
Wesleyan Methodists, in which a school is held. Garadice
lake and several others are situated in the vicinity.
There are some vestiges of the ancient abbey of
Moy, and close to the village is a large druidical altar.
About 2½ miles to the south are the ruins of the castle
of Longfield, which, from the gable that still remains,
appears to have been of strong but rude masonry: it
was taken possession of by Major Martin Armstrong,
after the battle of Cavan.