The R147 is a
regional road in
Ireland
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. Its first section runs from St Peters Church in Phibsborough, Dublin to its junction with the M50. It then follows the route of a former section of the
N3 between
Clonee
Clonee () is a village and a townland in County Meath, Ireland. It borders Fingal to the east at the townlands of Huntstown and Littlepace, and is sometimes used in addresses for housing in those townlands. The River Tolka passes the village.
G ...
and
Kells. It serves as an alternative route for non-motorway traffic and traffic wishing to avoid tolls on the
M3.
Route
The official description of the R147 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012''
S.I. No. 54/2012 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012
''Irish Statute Book''. 2012-02-28. reads:
:R147: Dublin — Clonee — Navan — Derver, County Meath (Part old National Route 3)
:Between its junction with the R135 road at Phibsborough Road in the city of Dublin and its junction with R102
The R.102 (originally referred to as Project H) was a British airship planned in 1930 but never built.
The development of R.102 resulted from the Imperial Airship Scheme, when it became apparent that the R100 and R101 airships then being buil ...
road at River Road in the county of Fingal via North Circular Road, Dalymount, Cabra Road and Navan Road in the city of Dublin: Navan Road, and Castleknock in the county of Fingal:
:::and
:between its junction with M3 at Clonee Bypass in the county of Fingal and its junction with N51 at Inner Relief Road in the town of Navan via Clonee, Loughsallagh, Pace, Piercetown, Dunshaughlin, Cooksland, Ross Cross, Blundelstown, Kilcarn and Kilcarn Road in the county of Meath: Dublin Road and Kells Road in the town of Navan
:::and
:between its junction with N51 at Inner Relief Road and its junction with N3 at Derver in the county of Meath via Kells Road in the town of Navan: Tankardstown, Hurdlestown and Kilmainham in the county of Meath: Headfort Place, John Street, Castle Street, Carrick Street, Lord Edward Street and Cavan Road in the town of Kells and Carnaross in the county of Meath.
See also
*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 ...
*National primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
*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 ...
References
Roads 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 ...
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{{Roads in Ireland
Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Meath