The R265 is a regional road in

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...

, Ireland. It runs north to south from near

Newtown Cunningham Newtown Cunningham, usually spelled Newtowncunningham or abbreviated to Newton (), is a village and townland in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland, located on the N13 road east of Letterkenny and west of Derry. At the ...

to Rossgier near

Lifford Lifford (, historically anglicised as ''Liffer'') is the county town of County Donegal, Ireland, the administrative centre of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, although the town of Letterkenny is often mistaken as holding this ...

. The road runs from near

Lough Swilly Lough Swilly () in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen, Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County Donegal. Along with Carlingford Lough and Killary Harbour it is one of three glaci ...

and generally along the west bank of the

River Foyle The River Foyle () is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Ty ...

. The road runs through mostly arable farmland in the East Donegal area.

Trajectory

The R265 runs from a junction of the R237

to Killea road. Running South through Tirroddy, Glebe and Coxtown before joining the R236 in Dundee outside St. Johnston. The R236/R265 travels through St. Johnston for approximately one mile and then the R265 diverges at Tullyowen from the R236 which continues to run southwestwards to

Raphoe Raphoe ( ; ) is a historical village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was later divided into the baronies of R ...

. The R265 then continues southwards through Cuttymanhill, Carrickmore and

Porthall Porthall () is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located on the west bank of the River Foyle, in The Laggan district of East Donegal, on the R265 road. The nearest town is Lifford, the county town. History Battl ...

. It then continues through Gortgranagh near the

an runs through Sixty Acres, Blackrock, Coolatee, Edenmore before joining the N14 in Rossgier. The N14 links

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

Roads in County Donegal Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-road-stub