The N61 road is a
national secondary road in
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart"
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Ireland, linking
Athlone
Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midland Region, Ire ...
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Roscommon
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
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Tulsk
Tulsk () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland, on the N5 national primary road between Strokestown and Bellanagare. It is 19 km north of Roscommon town.
Heritage
Near Tulsk is Cruachan, an Iron Age (Gaelic) royal palace. As reco ...
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Boyle
Boyle is an English, Irish and Scottish surname of Gaelic, Anglo-Saxon or Norman origin. In the northwest of Ireland it is one of the most common family names. Notable people with the surname include:
Disambiguation
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. It also connects the
N6,
N63,
N60,
N5, and
N4 national primary and
national secondary roads, as well as seven
regional roads.
[S.I. No. 53/2012 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2012](_blank)
''Irish Statute Book''. 2012-02-28. The road is long
map.
The government legislation that defines the N61, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2012'', provides the following official description:
:N61: Athlone, County Westmeath — Boyle, County Roscommon
:Between its junction with N6 at Bogganfin and its junction with N4 at Tawnytaskin via Kiltoom, Lecarrow, Knockcroghery, Ballymurray; Athlone Road and Circular Road in the town of Roscommon; Cloonbrackna, Carrownalassan, Tulsk Cross, Shankill, Ratallen, Greatmeadow; Elphin Street, Carrick Road, Sligo Road (and via Military Road, Main Street and Bridge Street) in the town of Boyle; and Knockashee all in the county of Roscommon.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from tr ...
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Motorways in Ireland
In Ireland, the highest category of road is a motorway (''mótarbhealach'', plural: ''mótarbhealaí''), indicated by the prefix M followed by a one- or two-digit number (the number of the national route of which each motorway forms a part). Th ...
References
National secondary roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Roscommon
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