Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Portumna is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Banagher, 55km from Burren National Park.
Portumna is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 1,450, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Portumna sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Portumna to your route.
Portumna (Irish: Port Omna- meaning 'the landing place of the oak') is a market town in the south-east of County Galway, Ireland, on the border with and linked by a bridge to County Tipperary. The town is located to the west of the point where the River Shannon enters Lough Derg. This historic crossing point over theRead more
River Shannon between counties Tipperary and Galway has a long history of bridges and ferry crossings. On the south-western edge of the town lie Portumna Castle and Portumna forest park.
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Portumna is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.0892 latitude, -8.2189 longitude.
Portumna has a population of approximately 1,450 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Monastic city founded by St Ciarán in 544 on an esker above a bend of the Shannon: two round towers, a cathedral, high crosses and hundreds of early Christian grave slabs. Once one of Europe's great centres of learning.
30 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
Pub on the west bank of the Shannon in Athlone trading since around 900 AD: Guinness World Records lists it as Ireland's oldest. Excavated wattle-and-daub walls and centuries of coins are displayed inside; sawdust still on the floor.
41 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
A thatched cottage restaurant on the shore of Kilcolgan estuary serving fresh oysters since 1760, a legendary detour on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.
46 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Protected area of the Burren's extraordinary limestone landscape, where rare orchids bloom between ancient dolmens and ring forts.
55 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Unique lunar-like karst landscape of 250 square kilometres where Mediterranean and Arctic-Alpine flowers grow side by side in limestone pavements.
57 km · about 65 min drive
coastal drive
2,500 km coastal route along Ireland's rugged western seaboard
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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