The R293 road is a regional road in

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linking the N17, via a junction in the townland of Ballinabole near

Collooney Collooney or Coloony () is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. Toponymy Collooney is thought to derive from . Reverend Terrence O'Rorke has previously also suggested ''Culmaine'', as Collooney is designated this way in such works as ''the annals ...

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, to the outskirts of

Ballyhaunis Ballyhaunis () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. It is thought that the town grew up around St Mary's Augus ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

. En route it passes through three towns,

Ballymote Ballymote () is a market town in southern County Sligo, approx. 24 km south east of Sligo town in the province of Connacht, which is located in the north-west of Ireland. Ballymote lies in the barony of Corran. A commuter town with a stro ...

and

Gorteen Gurteen or Gorteen () is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilfree in the baronry of Coolavin. Gurteen's population increased from 269 people, at the 2006 census, to 393 at the 2016 census. It is at the intersec ...

and

Ballaghaderreen Ballaghaderreen () is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was part of County Mayo prior to 1898. It is located just off the N5 National primary road. The population was 1,808 in the 2016 census. History As of 1837, the town was recorde ...

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. The road is long (map
/span>). The government legislation that defines the R293, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012)'',
''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie), 2016-11-11. provides the following official description: Ballynaboll, County Sligo — Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon — Ballyhaunis, County Mayo Between its junction with N17 at Ballynaboll in the county of

Sligo Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the List of urban areas ...

and its junction with N5 at Market Square

in the county of

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 built ...

via Carrowcushcly; Teeling Street, Lord Edward Street and OConnell Street at

; Coagh,

and Doon in the county of Sligo: Drumacoo; and Pound Street at Ballaghaderreen in the county of Roscommon and between its junction with N5 at Market Street Ballaghaderreen and its junction with R325 at Crunaun via Main Street at Ballaghaderreen all in the county of Roscommon and between its junction with R325 at Kiltybranks in the county of Roscommon and its junction with N83 at Kilmannin in the county of

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via Lisacul, Meelick and Tully in the county of Roscommon: and Gorteen in the county of Mayo.

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Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Sligo Roads in County Roscommon Roads in County Mayo {{Ireland-road-stub

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