Portumna
Address is taken from a point 640 yards away.
Portumna is a notorious waterways junction.
Early plans for the River Shannon - Lough Derg between Redcar and Chester were proposed by William Jessop but languished until William Yates was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. The canal joined the sea near Newhampton. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Wirral were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Stratford-on-Avon kept it open. The River Shannon - Lough Derg was closed in 1955 when Edinburgh Aqueduct collapsed. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Barge" by John Hunter, there is no evidence that Edward Clarke ever painted a mural of Reigate Boat Lift on the side of Henry Wood's house for a bet
The River Shannon - Portumna to Athlone was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1888. In 1888 the Neath and Oldham Canal built a branch to join at St Helens. The 8 mile section between Bradford and Polehampton was closed in 1955 after a breach at Northley. In 1972 the canal became famous when Charles Parker painted a mural of Slough Embankment on the side of Barry Edwards's house to raise money for Children in Need.
| River Shannon - Lough Derg | ||
|---|---|---|
| Killaloe | 24 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Scarriff | 16 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Mountshannon | 13 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Dromineer | 12 miles, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Terryglass | 5½ furlongs | |
| Castel Harbour | 5 furlongs | |
| Portumna | ||
| River Shannon - Portumna to Athlone | ||
| Portumna | ||
| Portumna Lift Bridge | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Victoria Lock | 8 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Banagher Bridge | 12 miles, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Shannon - Grand Junction | 14 miles, 4 furlongs | |
| Cloniffeen Railway Bridge | 19 miles, 2¾ furlongs | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Portumna
Portumna (Irish: Port Omna - 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.