Portumna
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關於Portumna
Portumna (Port Omna: "landing place of the oak") is a village in County Galway at the north end of Lough Derg. With a population of 1700 in 2022, it's best known for its fine castle and gardens. It's linked by a swing bridge across the River Shannon with Lorrha in County Tipperary, which has a collection of tumbledown abbeys and castles.
Portumna旅遊指南
如何抵達
Local Link Bus 547 runs from Ballinasloe to Portumna five times M-Sa and thrice on Sunday, taking 50 min. Ballinasloe is on the Dublin-Galway railway and X20 bus route. Kearns Bus 845 runs once in the morning from Portumna to Dublin city centre, taking 3 hours via Banagher, Birr and Tullamore, and sets off back at 6PM. There's an extra run each way on Sunday evening. Bus 844 runs twice F-Su between Birr, Portumna and Galway. By road from Dublin either follow M6 west to Ballinasloe then wind south on R355, or follow M7 to Moneygall then head northwest on R490 then N65.
當地交通
You need wheels. A bike will do nicely to reach Lorrha and Terryglass.
必看景點
1 Portumna Castle, Portumna H53 YK27, ☏ +353 46 942 2900. Apr-Oct daily 10AM-5PM. An early example of a bling castle, built 1610-17 to show off wealth and with little defensive purpose, in an era when others still preferred to huddle within stern bastions. The owner was Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricade, and it was a family home to 1826. It was abandoned after a fire and became a sorry roofless shell, but in 1968 the Office of Public Works re-roofed it and began other restoration, which continues. You can visit the ground floor and extensive formal gardens. Adult €5, conc €4, child €3. (updated May 2025) Portumna Abbey is a ruin just east of the castle. It was founded in 1254 by the Cistercians but in 1426 passed to the Dominicans. The abbey was dissolved in 1582 but the friars maintained a local presence and the church was in use on and off to 1810. There's a medieval graveyard, and a corner of the cloister has been reconstructed. 2 The Workhouse, St Brigid's Road, Portumna H53 EK74, ☏ +353 90 975 9200. Mar-Oct daily 9:30AM-5:30PM. By 1800, poverty relief by church and voluntary effort was swamped by the rise in destitute people. Workhouses for the able-bodied poor were set up across the British Isles, with some 130 in Ireland. Portumna was one of the additional 33 established in 1850 after the Great Famine. It was built for 600 inmates; its records have been lost but the 1901 Census recorded 118 residents, falling to 68 in 1911. This and other workhouses closed in 1922 when the new Irish government established County Hospitals for the sick and Homes for the aged. Adult €12, conc €8, child €6. (updated May 2025) Portumna Forest Park is accessed from R352 one km west of the village. It's mostly conifer, with easy walking trails. Another couple of km west, "Stoneyisland Man" was found in 1929. Radiocarbon dating puts him to 3320-3220 BC, so he's 5000 years old. Unlike other "bog bodies" this fellow wasn't buried, it looks as if he drowned in a northern reach of
體驗活動
Hire a boat for extended trips around the lake and Shannon. Operators include Le Boat and Cruise Ireland, others such as Canal Cruiser are specialist booking agencies. Portumna Golf Club is at the west edge of the forest park along R352. White tees are 6112 yards, par 72. Forest Marathon is in June; it also has 100-km, 50-km, half-marathon and 10-km routes. Shorelines Arts Festival is in mid-September.
購物
Supervalu on Clonfert Ave is open daily 8AM-9PM. Aldi on St Joseph's Rd is open M-Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 9AM-9PM.
美食
Town centre has Modena, Supermac's & Papa John's, New Golden City, Beehive and Spice Rice. Bethlehem is a block east on Dominic St. 1 Ferry Inn, Lorrha E45 XW35, ☏ +353 90 974 7139. Tu-Su noon-11:30PM. Long-established pub and restaurant east of Shannon. (updated May 2025)
飲品與夜生活
Town centre bars are An Caislean, Curley's, The Boathouse and O'Meara's. Canvas Brewery is at Fortmoy Aglish, tours by arrangement.
住宿
Oak Lodge B&B, St Brendan's St, Portumna H53 N284, ☏ +353 87 792 4161. Friendly well-run place in village centre. B&B double €100. (updated May 2025) Portumna House is another B&B on St Brendan's St. Deerpark B&B, St Joseph's Rd, Portumna H53 Y427, ☏ +353 87 797 7313. Small welcoming B&B. B&B double €100. (updated May 2025) Podumna Village, Dominic St, Portumna H53 E953, ☏ +353 90 975 9404. Glamping pods open all year. They also have B&B rooms in the main building. Pod for two €130. (updated May 2025)
順遊推薦
Cross the river at Banagher then head north to reach Clonmacnoise, Ireland's best preserved monastery complex. Birr in Offaly is a small Georgian town that in the 19th century housed the world's most powerful telescope. Galway to the west is a lively colourful party place, but the trick is to dodge the stag and hen parties.
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