Lorrha Monastic VillageThree church sites inside one small north Tipperary village, a Dominican priory and a ruined Augustinian abbey among them.
Castle
Portumna Castle and Gardens
Portumna, County Galway
The seventeenth century semi fortified house stands beside Lough Derg, with a walled kitchen garden behind it.
Portumna Castle, built close to 400 years ago by the de Burgo (Burke) family, stands close to Lough Derg, the River Shannon, and Portumna Forest Park in Portumna, County Galway.
- Where
- Portumna, County Galway
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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