Friday 14 August 2020

Club walk Sunday 16th August 2020

 Portumna Woods. Meet @ 10am at the library opposite the Garda Station. Grade: Easy. Duration: 2. 5 hours. Boots not necessary unless raining. Leader: P. Duggan. Please contact leader with names prior to walk to conform with Covid regulations. 

Founded by the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century at a strategic crossing point on the great River Shannon (called Senos in the ancient world), the name Portumna is translated as 'the port of the oaks'.