Port an Dúnáin

Portadown's Irish name, Port an Dúnáin, derives from 'port' (landing place) and 'dúnáin' (little fort), referring to a strategic riverside settlement that controlled movement along the River Bann. The area was originally inhabited by the McCann clan, a Gaelic sept who held the district of Clancann as vassals of the O'Neills prior to English colonization. The town's formal development began dur...