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R421 Road (Ireland)
The R421 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs southwest-northeast from the R445 south of Roscrea to the N52 north of Tullamore. The route also passes through Clareen, Kinnitty and Killurin. The bulk of the route is in County Offaly with small sections in counties Tipperary and Laois. The route is long. Details The R421 commences south of Roscrea at a roundabout junction with the R445 Roscrea bypass. The route continues through the town as the Limerick Road, Limerick Street and Main Street. Continuing in a northeast direction from Roscrea, the route forms a crossroads junction with the N62 National secondary road at the Lourdes Road. A short distance after it crosses the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line and passes near Roscrea railway station and continues into County Offaly. At Ballybritt there is a sharp turn on the road. To stay on the R421 one must turn left at Ballybrit. The route continues through The Leap & Clareen. The road joins the R440 road west of Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is Ireland's largest inland county and shares a border with 8 counties, more than any other. The population of the county was 159,553 at the 2016 census. The largest towns are Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles. Tipperary County Council is the local authority for the county. In 1838, County Tipperary was divided into two ridings, North and South. From 1899 until 2014, they had their own county councils. They were unified under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which came into effect following the 2014 local elections on 3 June 2014. Geography Tipperary is the sixth-largest of the 32 counties by area and the 12th largest by population. It is the third-largest of Munster's 6 counties by both size and popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N7 Road (Ireland)
The N7 road is a national primary road in Ireland, connecting Limerick and Dublin. The majority of the route (between Naas and Limerick) is motorway standard and is designated as the M7 motorway. At the Rosbrien interchange in Limerick the route continues as the N18 dual carriageway to Shannon and Ennis. The road passes through the midlands of Ireland, and acts as a trunk route out of Dublin for the N8 and N9 national primary routes to Cork and Waterford respectively. It forms part of European route E20. Route N7 - Naas Road From the M50, the N7 passes south of Clondalkin leaving the city as part of the ''Naas Road''. (The Naas Road begins at the Grand Canal as a regional road ( R810), a continuation of the Tyrconnell Road. It continues 3.4 km southwest to the M50 motorway, at the Red Cow interchange, where it becomes the N7.) The N7 route continues in a south-west direction with 3 lanes of traffic each way towards Naas for approximately . Construction of the thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M7 Motorway (Ireland)
The M7 motorway ( ga, Mótarbhealach M7) is a motorway in Ireland. The motorway runs continuously from the outskirts of Naas in County Kildare to Rossbrien on the outskirts of Limerick City. The M7 forms part of the Dublin to Limerick N7 national primary road. The section of the motorway bypassing Naas, an 8 km stretch, was the first section of motorway to open in Ireland, in 1983. Following substantial works to extend the M7 to Limerick, by the end of 2010, the motorway replaced all of the old single-carriageway N7 route which is now designated as R445. At 166.5 km, the M7 is the longest motorway in Ireland. Route Naas to Limerick The N7 leads directly into the M7 motorway at the Maudlin's Interchange near Naas (junction 9 on the N7-M7 corridor), and proceeds southwestwards, bypassing Naas, Newbridge, Kildare, Monasterevin, Ballybrittas, Portlaoise, Mountrath, Borris-in-Ossory, Roscrea, Moneygall, Toomevara, Nenagh and Annacotty. As of December 2010, the M7 is appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R422 Road (Ireland)
The R422 road is a regional road in Ireland, which runs west-east from the R421 north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the R445 at New Inn, County Laois. The route is long. See also *Roads in Ireland *National primary road *National secondary road ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The d ... {{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Laois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonaslee
Clonaslee () is a village in north County Laois, Ireland, situated in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R422 Mountmellick to Birr road. Clonaslee is approximately 100 km west of Dublin, and is close to the towns of Portlaoise and Tullamore. As of the 2016 census, the village had a recorded population of 566. Name The primary spelling of the name, Clonaslee, is associated by several sources to the Irish ''Cluain na Slí'' (translated as "pasture of the way" or "roadside meadow" or similar) and related to the village's location on ancient cross-country route. Though this is the commonly and officially accepted version, an alternative spelling of the name, Cloneslieu, is associated by some sources to the Irish ''Cluain na Sléibhe'' (translated as "the mountain meadow"). The original name of the parish, Kilmanman, from the Irish ''Cill na mBanbhán'' or ''Cill Mheanman'' (translated as "the church of Manman"), is associated with Saint Manman who founded a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R440 Road (Ireland)
The R440 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Birr, County Offaly and Mountrath, County Laois. It passes through the village of Kinnity, Co. Offaly and from there climbs to the watershed of the Slieve Bloom Mountains north of Stillbrook Hill, crossing at an elevation of into County Laois on the plateau and descending to Mountrath. The road is long. See also *Roads in Ireland *National primary road *National secondary road ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The d ... {{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Laois Roads in County Offaly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballybritt
Ballybritt () is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland. Etymology Ballybritt derives its name from Ballybritt Castle (near Roscrea) and the townland of Ballybritt (Irish ''Baile an Bhriotaigh'', "settlement of the Welshman"). Location Ballybritt is located in south County Offaly, west of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. History Ballybritt was included in the northern part of the territory of the Éile (Ely), and in early times was a crossroads for the ancient borders of the kingdoms of Mumu, Mide and Laigin. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Ballybritt: * Birr *Cadamstown *Clareen *Crinkill *Kinnitty Kinnitty () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 regional roads. Name and location The village derives its name from the myth that the head of an ancient princess is buried beneath ... References Baronies of County Offaly {{Offaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscrea Railway Station
Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland. Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. It is listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Ref RC093). The station is staffed and has a car park. The station is 0.5 miles from Roscrea town centre. Bus Connection Local Link Local Link bus stops at Roscrea Railway Station. Timetable is 854 – (T45) Roscrea to Nenagh via Shinrone, Cloughjordan, Moneygall & Toomevara Timetable History The station opened on 19 October 1857 from Ballybrophy. On 8 March 1858 the line was extended to Birr and became a junction when the line to Nenagh was opened on 5 October 1863 eventually forming a new through route to Limerick via Nenagh. The branch from Roscrea to Birr in County Offaly was closed by Coras Iompair Eireann on 1st January 1963. Closure proposed A January 2012 national news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Secondary Road
A national secondary road ( ga, Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád) is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads. National secondary roads are designated with route numbers higher than those used for primary roads, but with the same "N" prefix. Routes N51 and higher are all national secondary roads. National secondary roads have a default speed limit of 100 km/h (62.5 mph) as, along with national primary routes, they fall into the speed limit category of ''national roads''. There are 2657 km of national secondary roads in Ireland, making up slightly over 50% of the entire national route (national primary and national secondary) network. TII: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N52 Road
The N52 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. It links the M7 motorway from just south of Nenagh, County Tipperary to the M1 motorway north of Dundalk in County Louth. The route forms a connection between the north east of Ireland and the mid west traversing the midlands. It interchanges with the M6 at Kilbeggan and at Tyrrellspass, the N4 at Mullingar, the N3 at Kells, and the N2 at Ardee before continuing towards Dundalk. The road is long. Quality of Road The road is mainly single carriageway two-lane throughout. It has some upgraded sections, but generally the standard is poor or very poor. It starts (from the southwest) at a grade separated junction with the M7 motorway and bypasses Nenagh on its western side as single carriageway. Past Nenagh, it is generally a single carriageway road with no hard shoulders all the way to Birr. Many sections of this part of the route are very poor through County Tipperary with sharp bends. The route from Birr to Tullamore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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