Portumna
Irish: Port Omna | |
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Town | |
 Portumna harbour | |
  Portumna Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°05′21″N 8°13′08″W / 53.0892°N 8.2189°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Townland | Portumna |
| Civil parish | Lickmolassy |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population | 1,690 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M853042 |
| Website | www |
Portumna (Irish: Port Omna[2]- 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 the 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.
- ^ "Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement F1015 - Population: Portumna, Co. Galway". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Port Omna/Portumna". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2021.