The N23 road is a national primary road in

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, and is located entirely in

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

. The route is one of the shorter national primary routes, merely forming a link road between the N21

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– Tralee route at Castleisland to the N22 Tralee – Killarney –

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route at

Farranfore Farranfore () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It lies on the N22 road approximately midway between Tralee (10 miles or 17 km) and Killarney (9 miles or 15 km) and on the railway line connecting the two towns. Farranfor ...

. This facilitates traffic passing in the Limerick – Killarney direction or vice versa, allowing it to avoid detouring into Tralee.

References

Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006
– Department of Transport 23 Roads in County Kerry {{Ireland-road-stub

See also

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