Portrun Explained

Portrun or Portrunny ^[1] is a lakeside townland, located on the bank of Lough Ree on the River Shannon in County 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 with Diarmaid the Just, is located here. It is said that he often stopped in Portrun here on the way to the sanctuary of Inchcleraun (Quaker Island), where the ruins of seven churches can still be seen.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portrunny / Port Reanna . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 9 March 2020 .
2. Roscommon Herald, Ciara McCaughley, 'Warmest Day of the Year so Far is Recorded in Roscommon', 21 July 2021
3. Roscommon People, Paul Healy, 'Locals vent frustration', 4 June 2020
4. Web site: Quaker's Island . askaboutireland.ie.
5. Web site: Portrunny Harbour . portrun.ie . Portrun Development Association . 9 March 2020 .