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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Portumna like this:
Portumna, market town, Lickmolassey par., SE. co. Galway, on river Shannon, near the head of Lough Derg, 12 miles W. of Parsonstown, pop. 1252; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Portumna has a good corn market. A small trading steamer sails daily to and from Killaloe, at the S. extremity of Lough Derg. Portumna Castle is the seat of the Marquis of Clanricarde.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portumna, in and County Galway | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29393
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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