Portrun
PortrunorPortrunny(Irish:Port Reanna,meaning 'bank of the point')[1]is a lakesidetownland,located on the bank ofLough Reeon theRiver ShannoninCounty Roscommon.
It has mooring facilities for boats, a children's playground and picnic tables; and is a tourist destination in the summer months.[2][3]
St. Diarmuid's holy well, associated withDiarmaid the Just,is located here. It is said that he often stopped in Portrun here on the way to the sanctuary ofInchcleraun(Quaker Island), where the ruins of seven churches can still be seen.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^"Portrunny / Port Reanna".logainm.ie.Irish Placenames Commission.Retrieved9 March2020.
- ^Roscommon Herald, Ciara McCaughley, 'Warmest Day of the Year so Far is Recorded in Roscommon', 21 July 2021
- ^Roscommon People, Paul Healy, 'Locals vent frustration', 4 June 2020
- ^"Quaker's Island".askaboutireland.ie.
- ^"Portrunny Harbour".portrun.ie.Portrun Development Association.Retrieved9 March2020.
