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Portroe
Sign in to savePortroe () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The village is located on the R494 regional road, 2km from the eastern shore of Lough Derg and 11km west of the town of Nenagh. Portroe spans the townlands of Garrykennedy, Glencrue and Shesharoe. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 459.
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Portroe () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The village is located on the R494 regional road, 2km from the eastern shore of Lough Derg and 11km west of the town of Nenagh. Portroe spans the townlands of Garrykennedy, Glencrue and Shesharoe. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 459.
==History== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of standing stone, rock art, ring fort and tower house sites in the townlands of Garrykennedy, Lisheenbrien and Lisheentyrone.
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