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David Leahy is an eminent researcher of County Longford genealogy. He was born at Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford in 1964. He attended Ballinalee, Abbeylara and St. Michael's National Schools & St. Mel’s College in County Longford. A Chartered Civil Engineer by profession, he was awarded a Masters of Arts Degree in Local History (Hons.) from the University of Limerick in 2006. His family tree has its origins in Counties Longford, Kerry (Ashe, Connell, Falvey, Heffernan, Leahy, Nammock & Stack – Abbeydorney & Lixnaw Parishes) and Antrim (Connolly, McGarry – Loughguile Parish). His County Longford connections are with the Courtneys, Mahons, McManus’ & Mimnaghs – Drumlish, Killoe & Newtownforbes Parishes, through his mother's relatives. David’s first book 'County Longford and its People - an Index to the 1901 Census of County Longford' was published by Flyleaf Press in 1990 – see here . His second book 'County Longford Survivors of the Great Famine – a complete index to Griffith’s Primary Valuation of Co. Longford' was published by Derryvrin Press in 1996. He has published numerous articles in relation to County Longford from genealogical information he has been collecting over the past twenty years