Portumna Travel Guide

 mvtouring Says:  In my country, they do not deliver the milk anymore, so for me it was lovely to see the milk standing by the front door, but what was more funny was the emplty beer glass standing next to it. 

 mvtouring Says:  Walking around the town, you will find many interesting shop windows, architect and just some lovely sights. Enjoy your walk 

 mvtouring Says:  When you enter Portumna from the south, you cannot help but be overwelmed by the two churches, The Roman Catholic church and the church of Ireland church that stand on opposite sides of the road 

 mvtouring Says:  The catholic church is actually only from the 1950's, but seems to look much older. Holding 900 people and with a seperate bell tower 

 mvtouring Says:  The town is famous for Portumna Castle and for the lords that lived there. The castle is actually a great semi-fortified house and was built before 1618 by Richard Burke or de Burgo, the 4th Earl of Clanricarde. It was the main seat of the de Burgo family for over 200 years,... 

 mvtouring Says:  Portumna is currently served with a five-span road bridge over the Shannon. This was designed by C. E. Stanier of London, and completed in 1911, with a central section resting on Hayes's Island which divides the river into two channels. The steel structure of the main bridge... 

 sourbugger Says:  The Roman Catholic church and the church of Ireland church (Protestant) stand on opposite sides of the road, seemingly guarding the town like two great big sentinnals as you approach from the west/south.The catholic church is actually only from the 1950's, but seems to look... 

 sourbugger Says:  Lough Derg is about 30 miles from North to south, with Portumna being the most northerly point.There are the full rage of the normal sorts of activities you would expect on a place, which is almost an inland sea.Boating, sailing and angling all abound as well as walking,... 

 sourbugger Says:  If trees are your thing, then you won't be disappointed by the Forest Park. It surrrounds the castle (see other tip) and backs on to the northern edge of Loch Derg.There are a number of well-marked walks and the different types of trees are all labelled.I especially liked... 

 sourbugger Says:  Just by the side of the town lies Portumna castle. It looks more like a stately home than a castle. It was built in the early 17th century by Richard de Burgo. It was the main seat of the de Burgo family for over 200 years - from where they built the walls and trading port...