The 1879 Longford by-election was held on 5 April 1879.
The by-election was held due to the resignation (Assistant Commissioner of Intermediate Education in Ireland) of the incumbent Home Rule MP, Myles William O'Reilly.
It was won by Justin McCarthy, a member of the Home Rule party.
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